Format ain't happening

[scottvsmith]

Win XP ntfs and it won't let me reformat. Why I ask. Any suggestions? Or any tricks. Thank you, Scott:hammer:

[ReSpAwN DeMoN]

are you trying to format within windows? Sorta a stupid question if you dont' mind me asking.........

If not what are you trying to format within...what kind of error messages are you getting?

[bigjackusa]

And, is it the c: drive you are trying to reformat? Using a boot disk?

[scottvsmith]

I want to Blitz the C drive. I tried to do it within windows and it told me that utilities need to be exited first. Should I do it a different way?

[Beefy]

you can't format if the drive is still in use, and if you are in windows, then you are using the drive.

If you are planning on re-installing XP, then boot your computer from the XP cd, and it will give you the option to format your drive.

Otherwise, you'll need to get a boot disk of some sort and FDISK, an application for managing hard drive partitions.

[SegiY]

The Utilities it mentions is windows, use a boot disk or cd and do it that way.
You will then have t ore-install windows.

[scottvsmith]

I will use the cd and try it that way. Thank you guys....:wave:

[scottvsmith]

????????????????? Will it fomat both hard drives or just the main one (C)?

[bigjackusa]

It will format the drive you select during installation.

[scottvsmith]

Thanks again