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I have vista and xp installed on the same HDD. Since my OEM copy of XP has expired I wish to format this partition; however, from within vista I can't seem to format this partition. Can anyone help?
Can't format xp partition from within vista
- Thread starter MagicThighs
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Caporegime
Help us help you by telling us
- how you are attempting to format the partition (if you are booted in Vista it should be easy)
- what error you are receiving upon actioning the above method
Thanks.
- how you are attempting to format the partition (if you are booted in Vista it should be easy)
- what error you are receiving upon actioning the above method
Thanks.
In vista I am going to
Computer
Right clicking on the D: drive and selecting format
The error message is:
"Windows was unable to complete the format"
I believe it is because xp is on the primary partition and vista on a secondary partition. I have no idea how to change this without remove all partitions and fully formatting the entire HDD. This would be a really pain.
Computer
Right clicking on the D: drive and selecting format
The error message is:
"Windows was unable to complete the format"
I believe it is because xp is on the primary partition and vista on a secondary partition. I have no idea how to change this without remove all partitions and fully formatting the entire HDD. This would be a really pain.