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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: rooskie94 on March 18, 2012, 12:14:00 PM

Title: format
Post by: rooskie94 on March 18, 2012, 12:14:00 PM

im trying to format my computer by using cmd. it keeps asking for a volume label, so i type "vol c:" and it gives me a code i enter it and it still keeps saying incorrect! i need help!!

Title: Re: format
Post by: patio on March 18, 2012, 12:17:36 PM

You cannot format C: from Windows ...this is by design.
What exactly are you attempting here ? ?

Title: Re: format
Post by: rooskie94 on March 18, 2012, 12:21:24 PM

this is my moms laptop, she took it to someplace at her school and they did a virus scan on it and stopped it while in process, now it wont boot windows. so im trying to reformat the hdd while i have it booted from a windows 7 cd.  it keeps asking me for a volume label  and i give it the correct one and it keeps saying incorrect. i have reformated hdd a thousand times and never had this happen  :'(

Title: Re: format
Post by: Salmon Trout on March 18, 2012, 12:40:49 PM

Are you typing the volume label or the volume serial number?

C:\>vol
 Volume in drive C is Win07
 Volume Serial Number is E4DB-A92A


Here, the volume label is Win07

If the volume label has any spaces, use quotes around it.

Title: Re: format
Post by: patio on March 18, 2012, 12:42:02 PM

Where is this Win7 from ?
Was 7 originally installed on that laptop ? ?

The Win7 boot DVD does NOT ask for a volume label so you're not telling us everything here.

Title: Re: format
Post by: Salmon Trout on March 18, 2012, 12:43:55 PM

Quote from: patio on March 18, 2012, 12:42:02 PM

you're not telling us everything here.

His "mom" goes to school...

Title: Re: format
Post by: BC_Programmer on March 18, 2012, 12:46:21 PM

Quote from: patio on March 18, 2012, 12:42:02 PM

The Win7 boot DVD does NOT ask for a volume label so you're not telling us everything here.

Just checked.

it does, when using the command prompt from within the Boot environment of the disc

Title: Re: format
Post by: rooskie94 on March 18, 2012, 12:51:28 PM

found it its "recovery"  thanks anyway

Title: Re: format
Post by: patio on March 18, 2012, 01:06:23 PM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 18, 2012, 12:46:21 PM

Just checked.

it does, when using the command prompt from within the Boot environment of the disc

Thanx BC...never had the need to run it that way but good to know...

Title: Re: format
Post by: Lisa_maree on March 18, 2012, 09:49:44 PM

Hi

Not very shiny to format the recovery partition on an acer laptop. You are better if it's not to late to use the acer recovery partition to reload windows onto the Laptop.
At the white ACER BIOS screen, hold the Alt key and press the F10 key simultaneously to start the recovery

Hope that helps