I moved a hard drive from one computer to another one and cannot format
that drive because it contains some "system" files. I am running Windows XP
Professional. How can I delelte thiese unwanted files so that I can reformat
this hard drive?

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:12:23 -0500, "Guy Delaney"
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> I moved a hard drive from one computer to another one and cannot format
> that drive because it contains some "system" files. I am running Windows XP
> Professional. How can I delelte thiese unwanted files so that I can reformat
> this hard drive?


Exactly how are trying to format it? In general, what it contains, or
even whether it contains anything, doesn't matter.

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Format it with the XP system disk.

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Ron Badour
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"Guy Delaney" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I moved a hard drive from one computer to another one and cannot format
>that drive because it contains some "system" files. I am running Windows XP
>Professional. How can I delelte thiese unwanted files so that I can
>reformat this hard drive?
>
>

Do not use this drive as drive zero, and attempt to format while within
windows, won't work.

boot using install cd and tell the install to format the hd.

"Guy Delaney" wrote:

> I moved a hard drive from one computer to another one and cannot format
> that drive because it contains some "system" files. I am running Windows XP
> Professional. How can I delelte thiese unwanted files so that I can reformat
> this hard drive?
>
>
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