format hard disc

[Guest]

in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new disc,
i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it. can
this be done from a command prompt in dos????

 

[Adam Albright]

in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new disc,
i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it. can
this be done from a command prompt in dos????

No need to go to a Command Prompt.

Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
from within Windows in a few seconds.

Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management

Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
prompts.

 

[Guest]

looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system fall
over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard disck
has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?

 

[John Barnes]

Make sure your current Vista system is the 'system and boot' drive in Disk
Management and you should have no problems following Adam's routine.

 

[Guest]

thank to to all, i am most gratefull for your quick response to my call for
help.
i will do as you say tommorow.

 

[Guest]

i am gratefull to you and Adam Albright for your help, it worked without a
hitch, no problems.
Thank you for all your help

 

[John Barnes]

Happy to hear it.

i am gratefull to you and Adam Albright for your help, it worked without a
hitch, no problems.
Thank you for all your help