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format question

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Steve T

Flightless Bird
Installed a 2nd HD and have partitioned into E: and logical F:. I have
programs on E: right now. Can I format E: without destroying the partition
that formed F:? Thank you, Steve T.
 
J

John Hacker

Flightless Bird
Yes you can format E drive without destroying the logical drive F. If the
OS is also in E (with your programs) then not only you will lose it but you
will need to format the E drive using Windows OS CD or any external bootable
CD that contains format.com or Format.exe. If the OS is in C drive then you
can format it from within Windows XP using Windows explorer and
right-clicking on the drive E and selecting FORMAT. You need to be logged
in as Administrator or a user with these privileges.

hth


hth

"Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
news:eZNaCkLmKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Installed a 2nd HD and have partitioned into E: and logical F:. I have
> programs on E: right now. Can I format E: without destroying the partition
> that formed F:? Thank you, Steve T.
>
 
S

Steve T

Flightless Bird
OS is in C:. Just wanted to make sure I didn't destroy the partition.
Thanks, Steve T.
"John Hacker" <jhacker@elite-hackers.com> wrote in message
news:-OOQ6JKMmKHA.3840@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Yes you can format E drive without destroying the logical drive F. If the
> OS is also in E (with your programs) then not only you will lose it but
> you will need to format the E drive using Windows OS CD or any external
> bootable CD that contains format.com or Format.exe. If the OS is in C
> drive then you can format it from within Windows XP using Windows explorer
> and right-clicking on the drive E and selecting FORMAT. You need to be
> logged in as Administrator or a user with these privileges.
>
> hth
>
>
> hth
>
> "Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
> news:eZNaCkLmKHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Installed a 2nd HD and have partitioned into E: and logical F:. I have
>> programs on E: right now. Can I format E: without destroying the
>> partition that formed F:? Thank you, Steve T.
>>
>
>
 
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