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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / General Topics / May 2007formatting one partition of a hard drive or usb support in safe mode
I have a hard drive partitioned into two logical drives, C: and D:. I need to save some files off c: and then format c:. Can`t I save the files on d:? That is, format c: won`t effect d:, will it? If it will affect d:, then I would like to save the files to a USB disk. The problem is that I can only boot in Safe mode. Is it possible to get a USB disk to work when I can only access Safe mode? Thanks, Alan Files saved to D:\ will not be affected by reformatting C:\.  SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com > I have a hard drive partitioned into two logical drives, C: and > D:. I need to save some files off c: and then format c:. Can`t I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, Alan > I have a hard drive partitioned into two logical drives, C: and > D:. I need to save some files off c: and then format c:. Can`t I > save the files on d:? That is, format c: won`t effect d:, will it? No. > If it will affect d:, then I would like to save the files to a > USB disk. The problem is that I can only boot in Safe mode. Is it > possible to get a USB disk to work when I can only access Safe mode? Not in windows 98/98SE. My question is how is one of the partitions designated "C:"? What happened to windows partition as it cannot be a logical partition? Dave Alan used mistaken terminology and said "logical drive" in place of "partition". C:\ is obviously a primary partition, not an logical volume inside an extended partition. Blame Microsoft's brain-dead insistence on calling partitions "drives". SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com >> I have a hard drive partitioned into two logical drives, C: and >> D:. I need to save some files off c: and then format c:. Can`t I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Dave That probably involved the same person who named folders directories <G> SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > Alan used mistaken terminology and said "logical drive" in place of > "partition". C:\ is obviously a primary partition, not an logical volume [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Dave No doubt. Then again, using the files/folders analogy for computer storage would suggest that partitions be called "drawers", and drives be called "cabinets", <w>. SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com > That probably involved the same person who named folders directories <G> > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>> >>> Dave Kinda like the Abbot and Costello routine, "who's on first". Maybe one of their great-grandkids in working for MS? Dave > No doubt. Then again, using the files/folders analogy for computer storage > would suggest that partitions be called "drawers", and drives be called [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>>> >>>> Dave LOL! SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com > Kinda like the Abbot and Costello routine, "who's on first". Maybe one of > their great-grandkids in working for MS? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Dave AHA! I think you nailed it. <G> SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > Kinda like the Abbot and Costello routine, "who's on first". Maybe one of > their great-grandkids in working for MS? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Dave |
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