Cannot Format

[Guest teak]

I tried to format the disk. It says something is mounted and cannot

fromat. I cannot run anything that will take XP. I have a copy of

Linux. would Linux Xandros remove it?

 

I really want it out. I tried the disc and reloading Windows XP, but

the same results happen.

 

Mauybe I may need to get a new hard drive.

 

Thanks again

teak

[Guest David B.]

Re: Cannot Format

 

If you are trying to format your system drive from within Windows you can't

do that, you have to boot off your XP CD and format it during the setup

process or boot to the recovery console and use the diskpart command.

 

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"teak" <teak@linuxmail.org> wrote in message

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>I tried to format the disk. It says something is mounted and cannot

> fromat. I cannot run anything that will take XP. I have a copy of

> Linux. would Linux Xandros remove it?

>

> I really want it out. I tried the disc and reloading Windows XP, but

> the same results happen.

>

> Mauybe I may need to get a new hard drive.

>

> Thanks again

> teak

>

>

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Cannot Format

 

teak wrote:

> I tried to format the disk. It says something is mounted and cannot

> fromat. I cannot run anything that will take XP. I have a copy of

> Linux. would Linux Xandros remove it?

>

> I really want it out. I tried the disc and reloading Windows XP, but

> the same results happen.

>

> Mauybe I may need to get a new hard drive.

>

> Thanks again

> teak

>

>

>

 

 

It sounds like you're trying to format the drive containing the

system volume from within WinXP. You can't. This would be the computer

equivalent of sawing off the tree limb you're sitting on, and WinXP is

"too smart" to allow this.

 

After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS

installation,, simply boot from the WinXP Home installation CD. You'll

be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as

part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order

of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

 

HOW TO Install Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

 

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

 

 

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