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xp format - g4vvq1983 - 10-07-2014

Fred here in Essex, anyone know if you can format the drive you are using with xp, prob sounds stupid and you may have to boot on a different drive to do it...I just got unable to format drive is in use,which I guess it was...but the cd on the pc didn't work....Fred


RE: xp format - jmitservices - 10-07-2014

You won't be able to format the drive/partition you are using.

You will have to boot into a live CD or USB.


RE: xp format - g4vvq1983 - 10-07-2014

(10-07-2014, 05:44 PM)jmitservices Wrote:  You won't be able to format the drive/partition you are using.

You will have to boot into a live CD or USB.



RE: xp format - Britec - 10-27-2014

Closed due to lack of response.