RE: Formatting C:

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From: Kartinsky (Kartinsky_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:33:01 -0800

Try booting your computer from the xp setup cd, selecting the recovery
console option and then formating the disk from there. Be sure to format it
to a NTFS32 system to insure greater compatibility and options before next
windows setup. You can always convert to NTFS safely later.

"Pranav Bhalla" wrote:

> Sir,
> I am facing many many errors after installing Windows XP. I had downloaded
> a software from the internet and maybe because of that some virus has
> corrupted. Norton Antivitrus and other top anti-virus software have failed. I
> hav deleted the software i downloaded.
> Now I am only left with the only option to format my PC. I have a
> partitioned drive. C: drive contains Windows XP and D: contains my documents.
> I don't have any other OS Installed. I tried formatting my PC from command
> prompt but failed. Then I restarted my PC in MS-DOS mode and tried to format
> C: but the error read unable to lock C: possibly because I was running on
> MS-DOS in safe mode. But I had no other option on startup to run MS-DOS with.
> I then made a start-up disk and booted from the floppy. and from that command
> prompt i tried formatting but failed. It read format command as bad command
> or file name.. I don’t have the Windows XP CD now. But I had copied all the
> CD contents on D: for any re-installation. But re-installing XP doesn’t help.
> Please help me in formattin the drive.Please help me immediately.I am in deep
> trouble..
> Thanking You
> Pranav
>
> --
> Pranav

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