Author Topic: formating problem (Read 742 times)

MPTheory · « **on:** November 04, 2002, 07:34:11 PM »

hey everyone. Im having a problem trying to reformat my hard drive. It seems that i have a virus that is really screwing with my computer. I cant even do a full scan without it doing a physical memory dump. Anyway, everytime that I try to format c:, I get this message: cannot run format because the volume is in use by another process. It then asks me if I want to force a dismount of that volume, but when I say yes it tells me that it cannot force the lock and the volume is still in use. What do I do??!?!? anyone know?

« **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2002, 08:36:43 PM »

u cant format from inside windows

boot off the CD and delete the partition from setup program

or get a win98 floppy bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com
fdisk the drive
then format

« **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2002, 08:43:26 PM »

[SIZE=16]FDISK[/size]

or pt magic

§ôµÏG®ïñD · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2002, 08:58:20 PM »

if u have winxp and your comp can boot from cd.. Boot from the rom and do a clean install.. As mm said, u can\'t format c: from inside windows, when it\'s windows i take it, that would be on your c: Think about it for 1 second.

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2002, 12:34:49 PM »

FDISK usually does the trick.

« **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2002, 01:02:04 PM »

Disconnect your HD and rub it against a magnet or throw it in the bathtub.

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2002, 02:08:40 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by EmperorRob
Disconnect your HD and rub it against a magnet or throw it in the bathtub.

Well that certainly would do the trick!;)

MPTheory · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2002, 08:19:03 PM »

heh, thanks guys

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