Format with Recovery console
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From: Daniel on 15 Apr 2010 02:00 Hi when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS file system? thanks Daniel
From: DL on 15 Apr 2010 03:46 Assuming you are accessing the console via a winxp cd, why not delete & format using the tools provided? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 "Daniel" <Noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi > > when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the > NTFS file system? > > thanks > > Daniel
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 15 Apr 2010 05:18 "Daniel" <Noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi > > when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the > NTFS file system? > > thanks > > Daniel Just boot the machine with your WinXP installation CD, then follow the prompts.
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 15 Apr 2010 12:29 On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:00:34 +1000, "Daniel" <Noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS > file system? Why do you want to format the C: drive? Is your intent to reinstall Windows? If that's your intent, don't try to do it that way. Simply boot from the XP CD and follow the prompts for a clean installation. It will do the format for you as the first step of the installation. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: "db" databaseben at hotmail dot on 15 Apr 2010 13:07
if the disk already has windows installed you can simply convert it to ntfs without formatting and reinstalling the o.s. -- db���`�...�><)))�> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - Microsoft Partner - @hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen > > "Daniel" <Noone(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eNO$3DG3KHA.5212(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi > > when using recovery console what do I type to format the C drive to the NTFS file system? > > thanks > > Daniel |