Problem - Cant format my C drive

limainfinita · 12-25-2006, 09:21 AM

My friend has a cybercafe ( rent computer with internet access).
He has 12 computer:
Pentium 3
128 Ram
Those 12 computer are Intel and was designed at 2000 year.
Original OS was windows 98.
6 month ago I installed win XP in all those computers.

Now I have a problem:
One computer has 2 partitions C and D
I installed again windows xp in D and have to wait 4 hours before installation was suscefully, why?
when Windows instalation software was running in a part of installation need to read C aswell. In this case took 4 hours to read C partition.

Is obvious that C has error or problems.

Well now D is running great.
Like C has error I tried to format but was not possible I dont know why.
cant format using ms dos, can format using windows XP cd.

my question is: how can I format C?

**Lyte** · 12-25-2006, 12:00 PM

Hi limainfinita,

Question... when you type "format c:" and it asks you if you are are sure, you say "Yes." Then what happens??

Lyte

cheapquality · 12-25-2006, 12:07 PM

if you are in windows you can also format other drives easily. Format c: is only the command to format any drive, its so much easy.

limainfinita · 12-26-2006, 10:18 AM

Running ms dos mode:
format C:
bad command

I cant format my computer using format command

I friend of mine recommeded to insert a W98 boot disk and try to use Fdisk utility.

Any other tip guys? I need to format this drive asap

bbalegere · 12-27-2006, 01:24 AM

Go to http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
Download BootIt next Generation
Create the bootdisk and boot from.
It will give you all sorts of options to partion your disk and to managae dual boots.This software should definitely work.
REP appreciated.

limainfinita · 12-27-2006, 01:36 AM

thanks for that incredible tool, I will test it in few hours, is 1:34am in my country.
Anyway I will use it, because has a lot of great features

will give you rep point

bbalegere · 12-27-2006, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limainfinita

thanks for that incredible tool, I will test it in few hours, is 1:34am in my country.
Anyway I will use it, because has a lot of great features

will give you rep point

Thanks for the Rep point.If you want more help feel free to PM me.

limainfinita · 12-27-2006, 01:50 AM

I will do.
Because Im not pretty sure what will happen.
I think my C is damage.
Will update this thread in 10 hours