help formatting

[Guest]

I have tried to format my c drive, but no matter what I do a window pops that says it can't. It says that programs are using the drive and instructs me to close everything and try formatting again. I have done that over and over again and still the same window pops up. What can I do?

 

[Pat Garard]

If your C:\ Drive is the System Drive AND you have
booted from it, then you cannot format it - you are
trying to destroy the system, using the system to do
it.

I ASSUME you wish to reformat C:\ and re-install
Windows.

If this IS the case, Begin the process of installing
Windows (boot the Windows CD), and format
C:\ when given the option.
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Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

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I have tried to format my c drive, but no matter what I do a window pops

that says it can't. It says that programs are using the drive and instructs
me to close everything and try formatting again. I have done that over and
over again and still the same window pops up. What can I do?

 

[Michael Stevens]

I have tried to format my c drive, but no matter what I do a window
pops that says it can't. It says that programs are using the drive
and instructs me to close everything and try formatting again. I
have done that over and over again and still the same window pops up.
What can I do?

Well for one thing, you can't format a system partition while you are using
it. It would be the same as committing suicide.
Follow the link below for options on formatting XP.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address box.
Should I format?
http://michaelstevenstech.com
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://michaelstevenstech.com
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