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Formating Hard drive with WinXP Pro
Name: Adam Date: March 8, 2002 at 23:56:11 Pacific
Comment:
Can't figure out how to format my c drive with XP pro. From the cmd prompt it starts to but tells me something is using the volume, and it won't let me force a dismount. Anyone know how to format with XP pro? Its driving me nuts! Email me at canion@tyler.net
Name: solidus snake Date: March 9, 2002 at 00:21:53 Pacific
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make a boot dos disk with any versions of windows. make sure u have format.com on the CD.
put the bootdisk in the A:\
type command then format C
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Response Number 2
Name: EarlyBird Date: March 9, 2002 at 00:59:42 Pacific
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Adam... we would presume you have only one drive/partition and you want to get RID of XP by formatting. If this is the case you cannot format from within Windows. Download a bootdisk from here:
www.bootdisk.com
Make sure that it contains the format command. Make sure your computer can boot from a floppy and then boot to the a: prompt.
Type: Format c: (then 'Enter')
The job's done.
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Response Number 3
Name: willy Date: March 9, 2002 at 02:33:01 Pacific
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go yahoo search for delpart.ex it's about 1.30 mb lenght so you must restart your pc with win 98 re start disk (floopy) and then after you got A:\ change the floopy for delpart floopy, then write down delpatr hit enter en the will kill win xp and you will be able to create your partitions and so format your c good luck
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Response Number 4
Name: Date: March 9, 2002 at 03:58:43 Pacific
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http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
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Response Number 5
Name: martin schilk Date: March 9, 2002 at 04:58:50 Pacific
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benötige boothdisk zum formatieren von win xp home edition!
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Response Number 6
Name: peter Date: March 9, 2002 at 12:21:22 Pacific
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how can you format the drive when you are using it?assuming XPpro is on "C" you need to runthe install from the CD and format from there
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