Reformat!

[G-Lizard86]

Hey guys, i have like 2 HDD, one Fujitsu (6gig) and a WD 40 gig, on the first one i had windows installed, but i wanted to put windows on my WD disk, that disk has 3 partitions, well i installed xp on one of em and it's working just fine, but how do i reformat my old C:\ drive? i can't do it in windows cause then it says after it's finished that it can't format the drive and everything is still in it's place...so how can i reformat that drive...???? please help!

 

[stuy_b]

1stly.. goto Administrative Tools and disk management.

You should be able to format from that.

or

2ndly...Reboot and hit F8 key during bootup, this will give you the option to boot various ways. Select command interface (could be called simillar--sorry not at XP machine at the moment)

When you get to the command prompt type
format (driveletter): /q /fs:ntfs

dont forget your old C drive wont be C anymore (as your using your other new drive.

 

[2z]

safe mode
command promt
format c

 

[G-Lizard86]

Tnx..how do i start in safemode?
Could be a little bit more specific?

 

[2z]

reboot & b4 windows starts hit
F8

 

[G-Lizard86]

ThanQ

 

[2z]

when youve done that you should get an error
go into safe mode
run
MSCONFIG - hit the boot ini tab - then hit the
check all boot paths button

 

[G-Lizard86]

Yup after reboot i hit F8, i went into save mode with command prompt, i told it to format c, but got an error, disk had to be disconnected or something, so i said yes, it formatted c but when it finished it said that it couldn't format the drive, same message as earlier, everything was still there....:S

 

[rek]

make sure you a r not in the drive ur trying to format
eg.
if ur formatting c then go into d drive and type format c:

 

[G-Lizard86]

Yeah i tried that..but got same error...

 

[2z]

command prompt only !!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-Lizard86]

what u mean?..i don't get it really...tried absolutly everything...

 

[chastity]

Ok. Did u make the new installion of Windows active or in other words is it bootable? If its not that could be the reason for the error. If its not go to Administrative Tools and disk management and select the drive u want to make active. Then u might have to reboot to get on to it once u get to the new installion of Windows you should be able to format the old drive from Administrative Tools and disk management. Also what type of file system did u use FAT32 or NTFS as the makes differenice if this doesn't work cause the other way is a lot more involved.

 

[G-Lizard86]

Where can i find those tools? I have a dutch version...so...and i use a NFTS system...i'm in the new installation now...

 

[G-Lizard86]

Found the tools...after the new drive it says Start Up (bad translation) and after the old one (C: ) it says System

 

[G-Lizard86]

Can't format C:, its grey, can't click it...what now?

 

[G-Lizard86]

Can't do it this way...what more is involved?