Reformatting C Drive

[Guest]

I'm trying to reformat my c drive and wipe it clean. From a dos prompt, I've typed in format c: /fs:ntfs. I get an error, though saying that the volume is in use by antoher process. It asks me if I want to force a dismount of the volume. When I say yes, I get another message stating "Cannot Lock the drive. The volume is still in use."

It then takes me back to a dos prompt. Dos is the only thing running

Ideas?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi JJ,

You cannot format the system drive while you are using it. Even at a command
prompt, the system drive is in use. You would need to boot the WinXP CD and
start a new installation, then format as part of the setup routine. You do
realize that formatting will remove all of your existing data and system,
yes?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

I'm trying to reformat my c drive and wipe it clean. From a dos prompt,

I've typed in format c: /fs:ntfs. I get an error, though saying that the
volume is in use by antoher process. It asks me if I want to force a
dismount of the volume. When I say yes, I get another message stating
"Cannot Lock the drive. The volume is still in use.".

 

[Michael Stevens]

I'm trying to reformat my c drive and wipe it clean. From a dos
prompt, I've typed in format c: /fs:ntfs. I get an error, though
saying that the volume is in use by antoher process. It asks me if I
want to force a dismount of the volume. When I say yes, I get
another message stating "Cannot Lock the drive. The volume is still
in use.".

It then takes me back to a dos prompt. Dos is the only thing running.

Ideas?

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