- i cant format my hard drive for some reason
- Posted by trever on October 17th, 2005
when i go to format i get a message that reads : format cant run because the
volume is in use by another system.....what does that mean and how do i fix
it?
- Posted by Richard Urban on October 17th, 2005
Can you, would you, saw off a tree branch while you are sitting on it?
Can you change a fan belt in an automobile while the engine is running and
the car is going 60 miles per hour?
Can you delete (format) a partition that Windows resides on while using
Windows?
Of course not - in all instances.
To format the Windows partition you need to boot from the Windows XP CD and
perform a clean format/install.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"trever" <trever@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47B58732-AE0C-44D7-83F5-84169F73B206@microsoft.com...
> when i go to format i get a message that reads : format cant run because
> the
> volume is in use by another system.....what does that mean and how do i
> fix
> it?
- Posted by Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) on October 17th, 2005
Trever
You can't format the drive on which Windows is running.. to format with a
view to re-installing Windows, alter the boot order in the system BIOS, and
boot from your Windows CD.. all of the tools to re-partition and reformat
are included on it.. for more on installing Windows, go to..
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"trever" <trever@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47B58732-AE0C-44D7-83F5-84169F73B206@microsoft.com...
> when i go to format i get a message that reads : format cant run because
> the
> volume is in use by another system.....what does that mean and how do i
> fix
> it?
