Re: Drive Partition

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 10/07/04 

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:33:05 -0700

In news:41658418$1$75611$45beb828@newscene.com,
Plato <|@|.|> typed:

> Eric Harden wrote:
>>
>> Can guys does anyone know if you can partition a drive
>> without formating it?
>
> Yes, no problem. Formatting is optional and only needed if you
> want to
> use the partition.

LOL! Accurate, but funny. 

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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