Jake
December 5th 03, 12:12 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently added an additional 60GB hard drive to my
>existing system. It's setup as a slave. This hard
drive
>had files left over from the previous system so I
deleted
>them. However, there is still files left over that can
>not be eliminated. I'm trying to re-format this drive,
>but the system says there are still programs accessing
the
>drive. I know this is not the case.
>
>How can I re-format this drive to recover all the
useable
>disk space?
>.
>First check the StartUp and see what programs are still
accessing your 2nd HD. Start/Run/type MSCONFIG and click
the StartUp tab. Uncheck any programs linked to your 2nd
HD, then click Apply > OK and reboot. Second, go to the
below websites and download TweakUI. It is a MSPowerToy
and will delete any stubborn file and clean and format
your HD. Good Luck!
http://PCWorld.com/downloads/
or
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys
..asp
>I recently added an additional 60GB hard drive to my
>existing system. It's setup as a slave. This hard
drive
>had files left over from the previous system so I
deleted
>them. However, there is still files left over that can
>not be eliminated. I'm trying to re-format this drive,
>but the system says there are still programs accessing
the
>drive. I know this is not the case.
>
>How can I re-format this drive to recover all the
useable
>disk space?
>.
>First check the StartUp and see what programs are still
accessing your 2nd HD. Start/Run/type MSCONFIG and click
the StartUp tab. Uncheck any programs linked to your 2nd
HD, then click Apply > OK and reboot. Second, go to the
below websites and download TweakUI. It is a MSPowerToy
and will delete any stubborn file and clean and format
your HD. Good Luck!
http://PCWorld.com/downloads/
or
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys
..asp