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Run the Windows installation and format it from there.
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How do you format c?
If your Windows operating system is not installed on drive C, you can simply format using the inbuilt formatting tool. Otherwise, you need to boot your computer using an operating system on different drive to format C.
How do you format your drive c?
Boot from something OTHER than C: The OS will not allow you to format the disk from which the computer has currently loaded. Many OS disks will allow you to reformat the C: drive, and you can even create a bootable floppy that has format capability.
3 Explain the difference between the A C and H Drive?
C-drive is usually the main drive that the computer uses for its system software and most programs. NEVER re-format your C-Drive or your computer will not work. A-drive is a floppy external drive. However, most computers will boot up with A-Drive if there is a disk in the drive. H-drive is usually an external driver or a Memory Stick that can be removed from the computer.
How do you format a hard drive with Windows 95?
For any disk OTHER THAN THE ONE YOU BOOT FROM, simply open a command prompt and type: format d: (where "d" is the designator of the disk that you want to format) OR open windows explorer, select "my computer" then right click on the drive you want to format (again, it can't be the disk you boot from" If you want to format your C drive you'll need to boot from some other medium, such as the installation disk or a floppy.
How do you format drive c when drive can't be locked?
you can't format the drive that you're running windows from while in windows. use the setup disk to run a recovery console and you should be able to format it from there using format c:
How do you format a hard drive in DOS?
if you want to fromat a hard drive for windowsXP then read this... /a< you will need your winXP cd This a fast trick to get you computer in DOS mode. Power off your computer then power it back on, while your computer is turning on keep pressing F8 repeatedly until you computer prompts you how you want to run. Some of your options will be run in safe mode, run in safe mode with networking, but you will select run in DOS mode. Once your in your DOS mode then you are ready to go!
Why when you format c drive it does not work sound card?
You need to install a sound card driver which you can find on the motherboard/computer manufacture website.
I have reformatted my computer but you have a full functioning OS xp pro on c drive and stuffed up version of xp pro on d drive how can you delete the d drive version?
You have to find out where the BOOT.INI is. You might have two of them. If you have two of them you can format the d drive. If you have one on the disk d you have to use restoring CD to put BOOT.INI file on disk C. Again if you have BOOT.INI on c you can format d.
What is mean by file in c?
A file in C means a file found in your computer's C Drive. Start > My Computer > C Drive
What is an c drive?
C: drive is the main hard drive on your computer. Hard drives are identified by letter, with C: being reserved for the first bootable drive in a computer.
What command would you use to completely format your C drive from the Dos prompt?
format /s c: should do the job.
What is the correct syntax for a format command to test clusters on the disk in drive a that are currently marked as bad?
format /c followed by the name of the drive you want to format.
