[CTS] Re: I need help with formatting- dual booting same c drive
- From: Hal Brown <hal@xxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:44:07 -0500
On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 09:28:56AM -0800, Jacqueline MacWhirter duly noted:
>
>I have been having a time of it. I am dual booting . I want to format c:
>drive--it won't let me it says other app. in use. Window Me and Windows 2000
>are on the same c drive. Is there a way I can do this properly? I want to
>wipe them both out and install a fresh new copy of windows 2000. I tried to
>uninstall but its not working. I installed Window Me first then later
>Windows 2000 . I have a full version of Windows 2000 pro I don't know how I
>managed to get them both on the C drive but they are. I want to stay on fat
>32. table--as I am now.-----Thanks Loads--Jackie
>
>PS. I did change the C drive with Partition Magic using Windows 2000 to make
>it larger
>
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Wipe it out with Partition magic and format it with whatever app you're
comfortable with, such as fdisk. If you just repartition the drive, even a
little, that will ruin the data, then you can format.
--
"Some guy hit my fender the other day, and I said unto him, 'Be fruitful and
multiply.' But not in those words". Woody Allen
--
Hal Brown
mailto: hal@xxxxxxxx
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