Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like your trying to format the C: drive from the Windows installation that is runnng on that C: drive.
If you want to do a clean install, boot from the DVD and you'll be able to select and format an existing partition when you choose where to install.
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Have backed up all the files etc but when I went to the command prompt it won't let me format c:
Says I need elevated permissions, but I am the administrator account !
How do I format c: before W7 install ?
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Phage replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I booted from the Vista DVD and told it to format c:
Nothing seemed to happen.
On restart howvere, it now says bootmgr is missing. So did the format work ?
surely takes time to format c:
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Phage replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
booting from W7 dvd now
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Phage replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
format was a y/n choice and took ~5sec ?
Bonkers. What am I missing ?
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handscombmp replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sound like mine.
It installed ok when i did it.
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toolsong replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Originally Posted by Phage format was a y/n choice and took ~5sec ?
Bonkers. What am I missing ? 5 seconds is fine for a quick format
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Phage replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Well thanks to all.
It had no probs at all and there is no sign of the Windows.old directory so seems to be OK. I assume that when they say format, they just mean delete bootmgr.
My problem was that I was expecting a 2-hour marathon of formatting not a 5sec operation.
I can recommend that www.ninite.com btw. I am too paranoid to let it load my secutity apps, (not that there's anything...
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nightkhaos replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Originally Posted by Phage Well thanks to all.
It had no probs at all and there is no sign of the Windows.old directory so seems to be OK. I assume that when they say format, they just mean delete bootmgr.
My problem was that I was expecting a 2-hour marathon of formatting not a 5sec operation. Formatting now is really efficent. It used to be that QuickFormat would cause ...
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Phage replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Showing my age then...<sigh>
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vti_786 replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
so i won't have any problems with doing a quick format if ntfs is used? Originally Posted by nightkhaos Formatting now is really efficent. It used to be that QuickFormat would cause problems in FAT systems because all the old pointers might be read by an overzealous implementation of the FAT standard, so it would have to go and zero out all the pointers "just to be on the ...
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