Windows installation setup cd does not let me just format the drive but wants
to reinstall windows on this drive and I want to clean this drive off- I
have copied the boot mgr file to the drive I use to operate my system.. the
reason this all happened is I changed motherboard from an AMD to Intel board.
and it wouldn't start up so I had to load the operating system to another
drive(partition)? and the boot mgr is on the wrong disk
"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
> Oh, sorry, I misunderstood.
> From the active and started Vista, you can't format the hard disk where the
> active Windows is located. You have to boot from a bootable CD/DVD (like the
> Windows CDs/DVDs) or another media that is capable of booting and formatting
> your drives. Have you got a Windows setup CD? There, you can choose to
> format your drive and then simply exit.
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
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> "David Jones" <DavidJones@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:CF5C1AFC-73B0-4404-8EE0-203EC8E97433@microsoft.com...
> > it says it's a system partition and will not let me format it
> >
> > "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >> using the command prompt, it should work. Go to Start -> type cmd -> and
> >> right-click cmd.exe -> Run as administrator.
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> P. Di Stolfo
> >>
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> >> "David Jones" <DavidJones@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> >> Newsbeitrag
> >> news:1A11BB26-ABE4-4C85-A9A3-5528E8FF79C9@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've tried the cmd pmt and windows my computer and clicking on my drive
> >> > and
> >> > using format
> >> >
> >> > "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >> yes, but which program are you using to format? The command prompt?
> >> >>
> >> >> Greetings,
> >> >> P. Di Stolfo
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >> "David Jones" <DavidJones@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> >> >> Newsbeitrag
> >> >> news:0C3E4E5A-D688-4613-B932-C8E98E63AC8C@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "David Jones" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Message: I need elevated act authorization... I want to format one
> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> my
> >> >> >> hard
> >> >> >> drives and vista will not let me I have administrator acct but it
> >> >> >> keeps
> >> >> >> saying that this needs elevated authority
> >> >>
>