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Andrew

 posted on 18th Dec 05 at 11:33

No you can't lol. But with a computer, their is always a way around something.


John

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 21:14

quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
quote:
Originally posted by John
You can't get to dos if you have xp installed.
Use the cd.


You can if you have a Windows 95/98/Me bootable floppy :P


You can't boot to dos from xp though.


Andrew

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 19:25

quote:
Originally posted by John
You can't get to dos if you have xp installed.
Use the cd.


You can if you have a Windows 95/98/Me bootable floppy :P


Jamescorsa97

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 17:08

Thanks didn't actually know this.

As not formatted a XP comp yet. My previous comp had 98 SE.


John

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 17:06

You can't get to dos if you have xp installed.
Use the cd.


Andrew

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 16:34

Yes. You can also set up the partitions too.


Jamescorsa97

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 16:19

Can you actually format the comp using the XP cd???

I usually just restart in DOS and type Format C:


Andrew

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 15:45

Boot the system using the Windows XP CD and format from there.


ljames555

 posted on 17th Dec 05 at 15:37

c:\documents and settings/sisters name>format c:

then i type yes and enter

then says format cannot run because the volume is in use by another process.format may run if this volume is dismounted first.
all opened handles to this volume would then be invalid (Y/N)

how do i format this pc then ?:boggle: