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G4IJL > IBM 12.02.05 20:57l 42 Lines 1942 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: How reformat XP?
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VK2AWZ wrote:-
> Whereas it was easy to reformat a disk with Win98 fat 32, I cannot come
> up with a clue to reformat WinXP Pro?
> It seems that the NTFS file system, will do everything it can to protect
> itself? i.e. Booting up using a dos disc with format on it won't go and
> going to the windows dos prompt and asking format c: same answer.
> One has said to boot up with the XP install disk, but although this is
> the procedure to format a new H/D, all that happens with XP installed, is
> that it will ask whether to update or install a new copy!
> Please help de Dave
> 73 de Dave, VK2AWZ @ VK2EL
Have you tried FDISK as you have WIN98 as well? It is available on the
emergency floppy boot of WIN98 and it may be in the C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\
directory of WIN98.
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