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Answer» hi guys, hopeing u can help me with a little problem I'm having PLZ, Ive RECENTLY changed my o/s to ntfs from fat32, for many diffrent reasons. but now since i have done this iam unable to format my computer,
my usual meathod of formating is with win98. i use the win98, and boot from start up, d: cd/win98 format c:
then usually away i go, format my comp then STICK xp in, Ive never had a prob doing it this way since i changed my o/s. now everytime Ive tried to format my computer, it comes up with an error report saying invalid disk drive or somet, i have tried everything i can, then some, and i cant find a way round this, and as you can imagine it is beginning too do my head in...
any help you guys can offer me to sort this little problem out would be greatly appreciated..
thanks.. You can use the XP CD to format your hard drive.in the blue screen (press delete on boots-up) on time SETTING there , i think is press "F3" for -- detect all device
check if it detect ur hard disk .... eventhough i'm not sure it can help u or notwhat?Use the 'formatter' in the windows XP setup/boot disk.
After inspecting and loading drivers, just continue through until you see your partitions there, and delete the appropriate one, and install on the new, blank partition
And by the way, WIN 98 cannot "see" the existing NTFS partiton(s), so as far as it knows, there is nothing there.
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