Can't re-format, drive contains files in use by windows.

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Isaac - 09 May 2004 22:13 GMT

I'm trying to re-format my w98 hard drive by right
clicking the C: drive and clicking format. Once I do this
I get the following message:

Windows cannot format this drive because it contains
files in use by windows.

It doesn't tell me which files or how to fix this. If
anyone knows a solution that would be great.

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Richard G. Harper - 09 May 2004 23:08 GMT

No, you can't format the C: drive while Windows is running. Boot from a
bootable floppy diskette and FORMAT C: from there.

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> I'm trying to re-format my w98 hard drive by right
> clicking the C: drive and clicking format. Once I do this
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> It doesn't tell me which files or how to fix this. If
> anyone knows a solution that would be great.

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Ron Badour - 10 May 2004 02:09 GMT

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

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Isaac - 10 May 2004 03:31 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>For information on installing W98, go to:
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>.
> Thanks to both of you, this should solve my problem.

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