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Name: frank
Date: April 28, 2002 at 12:05:11 Pacific
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I'm trying to format my d:. I startup with the windows startup disk and type format d:. All I keep getting is invalid drive specification. I try to get to the C: but it also says invalid drive specification. I have two partitions with XP and W2K server but I can only boot with XP. I don't get a dual boot menu.



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Name: Stupid kid
Date: April 28, 2002 at 15:45:25 Pacific
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Your problem may be solved by following the following procedure:

At the dos prompt type "fdisk". It will bring up a menu. By using the menu, delete all of your partitions. Then create a new primary partition. Then exit from the fdisk program and reboot your computer. Now you will no longer have a drive D:, only a drive C:. Type "format c:/u" at the prompt and it should allow you to format your hard drive. Hope that helps.


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Name: John Lefel
Date: May 3, 2002 at 04:45:02 Pacific
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Hi, what do you have 2 hdrives or 1 with 2 partions?
and what is it you want to archieve ?
keep C: and just format D: ?I may be able to help yoi via email as i read it dayly and seldom come to this site
john


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