how do you format the c:

[Guest]

how in the world do you format you c: on xp i have tried
the comand prompt but it says that a volume is still open
when i type in the comand to format. It asks if you want
to close the volume and if you say yes it says that the
volume cannot be closed. if any one can help me please
email me. (e-mail address removed)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're trying to format the drive from within WinXP. You can't.
This would be the computer equivalent of sawing off the tree limb
you're sitting on.

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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[archie]

oh, email you....you must be very important not to be bothered with checking
in at the newsgroups for a response...
anyway...if you have to ask that type of question...you better have someone
who knows what they are doing perform that format....

 

[Sharon F]

how in the world do you format you c: on xp i have tried
the comand prompt but it says that a volume is still open
when i type in the comand to format. It asks if you want
to close the volume and if you say yes it says that the
volume cannot be closed. if any one can help me please
email me. (e-mail address removed)

Do you have XP installed on C:? You cannot boot from the drive that you
intend to format. It will fail. Instead, boot with the XP CD. Then run
the disk commands on C:

Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]

 

[William B. Lurie]

Makes sense, Bruce. Let me ask another easy one:
I have a slave hard drive that I'd like to format
while my Master XP is running. How do I do that?
W B L

 

[Norm]

Right click My Computer, choose Manage, under storage click on Disk
Management and you should see your slave drive, right click and you will see
your options.

 

[William B. Lurie]

Okay, I saw my slave drive. I right clicked on
it. I didn't see any option that led me to
where I could format it......please lead me a bit further...
/WBL/

Right click My Computer, choose Manage, under storage click on Disk
Management and you should see your slave drive, right click and you will see
your options.

 

[Norm]

You have to create a partition first.

Okay, I saw my slave drive. I right clicked on
it. I didn't see any option that led me to
where I could format it......please lead me a bit further...
/WBL/

 

[Harry Ohrn]

with a slave you can likely just format it from MY Computer. Right click the
slave drive and select "Format"

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Okay, I saw my slave drive. I right clicked on
it. I didn't see any option that led me to
where I could format it......please lead me a bit further...
/WBL/

 

[Norm]

Not if it doesn't have a partition, which is what is answer of format not
being an option suggests.

with a slave you can likely just format it from MY Computer. Right click the
slave drive and select "Format"

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Okay, I saw my slave drive. I right clicked on
it. I didn't see any option that led me to
where I could format it......please lead me a bit further...
/WBL/

will

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