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Formatting
Can someone tell me why whenever I try to format from the
command prompt it tells me that windows is busy with another process? Even in safe mode? Thanks Beau |
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Because you're still in Windows - you can't format the drive on which the
program you're using the command from is stored! boot to DOS from a boot floppy and use the command FORMAT C: -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Beau" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me why whenever I try to format from the command prompt it tells me that windows is busy with another process? Even in safe mode? Thanks Beau |
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