format c:
Posted by admin on 26 Sep 2008 at 04:12 AM
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Operating Platforms / Microsoft Windows
I'm having one bugger of a time getting my harddrive formatted. It's WindowsXP, but I've had this problem regardless of what OS I'm using on it. Here's the command sequence I go through...
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>format c:
The type of the file system is FAT32.
WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK
DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)? y
Verifying 19539M
Format cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.
Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) y
Cannot lock the drive. The volume is still in use.
Any suggestions?
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>format c:
The type of the file system is FAT32.
WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK
DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)? y
Verifying 19539M
Format cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.
Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) y
Cannot lock the drive. The volume is still in use.
Any suggestions?
Accepted Answer:
| Answer provided by admin on 26 Sep 2008 at 04:12 AM You have to run the program "FDISK" that is on the bootup diskette to delete all of your partitions and create a new one. |
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