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Hard drive error in XP
Name: voodoojedidolly Date: July 21, 2004 at 04:28:07 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: 2100xp+/256DDR
Comment:
hi, I have a big problem in my eyes really, I want to format the hard drive because theres too much crap on it but theres a problem. I want to create a partition to backup all my files. Im trying to use Partition Magic 8.1 but when it reboots the PC and attempts to create a new partition it says: Error 27 Cannot Lock Drive. I have no idea what that is!! How can i create a new partition or backup my files. because theres 25GB to backup. Any ideas will be great!!
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