cant format my c drive

[mark b]

hello for whatever reason when i try to format my c drive
i get the message "windows can not format this drive.
quit any disk utilites and other programs that are using
this drive and make sure that no windows are showing the
contents of the drive. than try again" well i dont know
what a disk utility is and i have no other programs
running and all windows are closed. cant i just use the
command prompt? anny help would be appriciated. thank you

 

[Ross Durie]

No you can't. Boot off the XP CD. Operating systems cannot commit suicide.

 

[MGGP]

Yeah, they've gotten a lot better . . . They can only maim
themselves now :-/

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Take this link and go to How To Format
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

 

[Plato]

Operating systems cannot commit suicide.

I beg to differ

 

[Michael Stevens]

hello for whatever reason when i try to format my c drive
i get the message "windows can not format this drive.
quit any disk utilites and other programs that are using
this drive and make sure that no windows are showing the
contents of the drive. than try again" well i dont know
what a disk utility is and i have no other programs
running and all windows are closed. cant i just use the
command prompt? anny help would be appriciated. thank you

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