Vista - format hard disc

in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new disc,
i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it. can
this be done from a command prompt in dos????
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alexanderd

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
<alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new disc,
>i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
>how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it. can
>this be done from a command prompt in dos????

No need to go to a Command Prompt.

Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
from within Windows in a few seconds.

Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management

Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
prompts.

looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system fall
over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard disck
has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?
--
alexanderd


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
> <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new disc,
> >i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
> >how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it. can
> >this be done from a command prompt in dos????
>
> No need to go to a Command Prompt.
>
> Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
> version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
> and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
> letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
> in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
> from within Windows in a few seconds.
>
> Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management
>
> Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
> right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
> prompts.
>
>
>

Make sure your current Vista system is the 'system and boot' drive in Disk
Management and you should have no problems following Adam's routine.

"alexanderd" <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2EBA5144-1BD1-4C3B-8FBA-30AD6CC3DA23@microsoft.com...
> looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system
> fall
> over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard disck
> has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?
> --
> alexanderd
>
>
> "Adam Albright" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
>> <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new
>> >disc,
>> >i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
>> >how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it.
>> >can
>> >this be done from a command prompt in dos????
>>
>> No need to go to a Command Prompt.
>>
>> Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
>> version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
>> and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
>> letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
>> in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
>> from within Windows in a few seconds.
>>
>> Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management
>>
>> Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
>> right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
>> prompts.
>>
>>
>>

thank to to all, i am most gratefull for your quick response to my call for
help.
i will do as you say tommorow.
--
alexanderd


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Make sure your current Vista system is the 'system and boot' drive in Disk
> Management and you should have no problems following Adam's routine.
>
> "alexanderd" <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2EBA5144-1BD1-4C3B-8FBA-30AD6CC3DA23@microsoft.com...
> > looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system
> > fall
> > over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard disck
> > has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?
> > --
> > alexanderd
> >
> >
> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
> >> <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new
> >> >disc,
> >> >i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
> >> >how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it.
> >> >can
> >> >this be done from a command prompt in dos????
> >>
> >> No need to go to a Command Prompt.
> >>
> >> Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
> >> version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
> >> and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
> >> letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
> >> in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
> >> from within Windows in a few seconds.
> >>
> >> Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management
> >>
> >> Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
> >> right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
> >> prompts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

i am gratefull to you and Adam Albright for your help, it worked without a
hitch, no problems.
Thank you for all your help
--
alexanderd


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Make sure your current Vista system is the 'system and boot' drive in Disk
> Management and you should have no problems following Adam's routine.
>
> "alexanderd" <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2EBA5144-1BD1-4C3B-8FBA-30AD6CC3DA23@microsoft.com...
> > looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system
> > fall
> > over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard disck
> > has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?
> > --
> > alexanderd
> >
> >
> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
> >> <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a new
> >> >disc,
> >> >i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
> >> >how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on it.
> >> >can
> >> >this be done from a command prompt in dos????
> >>
> >> No need to go to a Command Prompt.
> >>
> >> Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
> >> version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
> >> and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
> >> letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
> >> in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
> >> from within Windows in a few seconds.
> >>
> >> Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management
> >>
> >> Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
> >> right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
> >> prompts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Happy to hear it.

"alexanderd" <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3DB6163-619F-426A-B7AB-12C88962D501@microsoft.com...
>i am gratefull to you and Adam Albright for your help, it worked without a
> hitch, no problems.
> Thank you for all your help
> --
> alexanderd
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Make sure your current Vista system is the 'system and boot' drive in
>> Disk
>> Management and you should have no problems following Adam's routine.
>>
>> "alexanderd" <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2EBA5144-1BD1-4C3B-8FBA-30AD6CC3DA23@microsoft.com...
>> > looks to good to be tru and so easy, just one question will the system
>> > fall
>> > over not knowing which hard disc to boot to even though the new hard
>> > disck
>> > has the new copy of vista and the old disc is set as slave?
>> > --
>> > alexanderd
>> >
>> >
>> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:02:15 -0800, alexanderd
>> >> <alexanderd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >in order to resolve a problem i have re installed windows vista on a
>> >> >new
>> >> >disc,
>> >> >i would now like to format and use the old hard disc as a slave.
>> >> >how can i format this hard disc without re-installing vista back on
>> >> >it.
>> >> >can
>> >> >this be done from a command prompt in dos????
>> >>
>> >> No need to go to a Command Prompt.
>> >>
>> >> Assuming you have the new version of Vista up and running and the new
>> >> version is your root drive now and you changed the old drive to slave
>> >> and it is both seen by your BIOS and by Windows under a new drive
>> >> letter if you look for it in Windows Explorer, and you're sure there
>> >> in nothing on this drive you no longer need or want, you can format it
>> >> from within Windows in a few seconds.
>> >>
>> >> Start/Control Panel/Administrative/Computer Management/Disk Management
>> >>
>> >> Now find the drive you want to format BE VERY CAREFUL you pick the
>> >> right one! Right click on the drive letter, then format and follow
>> >> prompts.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>