Formatting C
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From: Russ on 9 Jul 2010 14:57 I managed to pick up a nasty Cryptic trojan horse and all my attempts to scan the drive with updated software have failed. I think this thing has got my internet connx locked up pretty well. I figured I would format my C drive after saving most of my data. Now when I give the command to format via Win Explorer or My Computer, I get the following msg: Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. I tried to stop any programs using task manager, but then lost my other icons so I could not start up Win Expl or My Computer. Any help would be appreciated.
From: John John - MVP on 9 Jul 2010 15:06 Russ wrote: > I managed to pick up a nasty Cryptic trojan horse and all my attempts > to scan the drive with updated software have failed. I think this > thing has got my internet connx locked up pretty well. I figured I > would format my C drive after saving most of my data. Now when I give > the command to format via Win Explorer or My Computer, I get the > following msg: > > Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other > programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is > displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. > > I tried to stop any programs using task manager, but then lost my > other icons so I could not start up Win Expl or My Computer. Any help > would be appreciated. You are asking Windows to commit suicide... it won't do it! Boot the computer with your Windows XP CD and select to install Windows, when at the disk and partition selection screen you will be offered the opportunity to format the drive. John
From: neil on 9 Jul 2010 15:06 You need to boot from an installation CD to format the hard drive, you can't do it from within windows (as you've found out) If Windows was preinstalled then you need to carry out the manufacturers recovery. Neil "Russ" <Rusty(a)alwaysathome.net> wrote in message news:iqre365lbkbq2req63n897eqr1u0n2grca(a)4ax.com... > I managed to pick up a nasty Cryptic trojan horse and all my attempts > to scan the drive with updated software have failed. I think this > thing has got my internet connx locked up pretty well. I figured I > would format my C drive after saving most of my data. Now when I give > the command to format via Win Explorer or My Computer, I get the > following msg: > > Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other > programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is > displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. > > I tried to stop any programs using task manager, but then lost my > other icons so I could not start up Win Expl or My Computer. Any help > would be appreciated. >
From: dadiOH on 9 Jul 2010 15:06 Russ wrote: > I managed to pick up a nasty Cryptic trojan horse and all my attempts > to scan the drive with updated software have failed. I think this > thing has got my internet connx locked up pretty well. I figured I > would format my C drive after saving most of my data. Now when I give > the command to format via Win Explorer or My Computer, I get the > following msg: > > Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other > programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is > displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. > > I tried to stop any programs using task manager, but then lost my > other icons so I could not start up Win Expl or My Computer. Any help > would be appreciated. You can't format the drive containing Windows *from* Windows. Do it from DOS - not a DOS window - or boot from the Windows install CD. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
From: Russ on 9 Jul 2010 15:10 Thanks folks. On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:06:40 -0300, John John - MVP <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: >Russ wrote: >> I managed to pick up a nasty Cryptic trojan horse and all my attempts >> to scan the drive with updated software have failed. I think this >> thing has got my internet connx locked up pretty well. I figured I >> would format my C drive after saving most of my data. Now when I give >> the command to format via Win Explorer or My Computer, I get the >> following msg: >> >> Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other >> programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is >> displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. >> >> I tried to stop any programs using task manager, but then lost my >> other icons so I could not start up Win Expl or My Computer. Any help >> would be appreciated. > >You are asking Windows to commit suicide... it won't do it! Boot the >computer with your Windows XP CD and select to install Windows, when at >the disk and partition selection screen you will be offered the >opportunity to format the drive. > >John
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