Gary Thorn [MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox]
December 5th 03, 12:08 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I accidentally installed two copies of win xp on my hard
>drive. I want to re format my computer placing just one
>copy of win xp on my hard drive. In previous versions of
>windows I would just reboot in ms-dos and type format
c: .
> now i get a message that says " that volume is in use,
>cannot format" . Does anyone know of a quick way to re
>format my harddrive?
>
>thanks,
>chad
>.
From within WinXP Setup, you can delete/create any
partitions when asked where to install WinXP. Just select
a clean (New) installation and follow the prompts.
It will ask you "Delete an existing partition". Choose
this option if you want to do a clean install on a drive
that currently contains an earlier version of Windows.
Because this operation deletes data irretrievably, you
must respond to at least two "Are you sure?" confirmation
requests. After deleting the partition, you can create a
new one and select it as the destination for your Windows
XP installation.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08
>I accidentally installed two copies of win xp on my hard
>drive. I want to re format my computer placing just one
>copy of win xp on my hard drive. In previous versions of
>windows I would just reboot in ms-dos and type format
c: .
> now i get a message that says " that volume is in use,
>cannot format" . Does anyone know of a quick way to re
>format my harddrive?
>
>thanks,
>chad
>.
From within WinXP Setup, you can delete/create any
partitions when asked where to install WinXP. Just select
a clean (New) installation and follow the prompts.
It will ask you "Delete an existing partition". Choose
this option if you want to do a clean install on a drive
that currently contains an earlier version of Windows.
Because this operation deletes data irretrievably, you
must respond to at least two "Are you sure?" confirmation
requests. After deleting the partition, you can create a
new one and select it as the destination for your Windows
XP installation.
Hope this helps!
Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert
More about the Windows XP Expert Zone:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
More about the MS MVP Program:
http://tinyurl.com/n08