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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: sacbldr on July 09, 2010, 06:29:31 AM

Title: can't format C drive
Post by: sacbldr on July 09, 2010, 06:29:31 AM

When I go into disk management to format the main partition, I right click but the format option is not allowed.  I also looked in the help index and it says you can't format the system partition.  I am stumped.

Title: Re: can't format C drive
Post by: Salmon Trout on July 09, 2010, 07:46:40 AM

You cannot format the system partition while the system is running. (Can you guess why not?)

Title: Re: can't format C drive
Post by: sacbldr on July 09, 2010, 10:50:18 AM

Then how do you do it?  Obviously I have no idea what I am doing!

Title: Re: can't format C drive
Post by: Allan on July 09, 2010, 11:10:07 AM

Boot to the OS CD and you'll be given the option to format before reinstalling.

Title: Re: can't format C drive
Post by: sacbldr on July 09, 2010, 12:40:04 PM

I did this and was not given that option.  I'll try it again.  Thanks!

Title: Re: can't format C drive
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 09, 2010, 12:49:45 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304868