Format drive, without prompting, in win XP, by using a .bat or .exe file.

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Seph

Is there any way to do this?The original command "FORMAT C: /AUTOTEST"
is removed from XP.
 
So you want to cut off the branch whilst sitting on it?
You cannot format the win drive within win
You can format any other drive within Disk Management
 
Seph said:
Is there any way to do this?The original command "FORMAT C: /AUTOTEST"
is removed from XP.
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You're trying to format the drive containing the system volume from
within WinXP. You can't. This would be the computer equivalent of
sawing off the tree limb you're sitting on, and WinXP is "too smart" to
allow this.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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