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can't delete partition(setup files)
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Posted by: section8joe
im trying to reformat a laptop with xp home. i can't seem to delete the partition. i keep getting a message that says "can't delete partition because there are setup files on the partition" how can i get around this and delete the partition?
Posted by: revival_pd
try restarting your computer and when it restarts keep pressing F8 and then when the options come up select command prompt. Put in a start-up disk like windows 98 etc... change over to A: then type fdisk.exe then you shouldn't have any proplems deleting your partitions and reinstalling.
Posted by: section8joe
do you have to what is the dos command for a format. I don't know dos at all....
Posted by: trekpsycho
Put the CD in the CD Rom and boot with it. I believe what you have done is put the disk in with windows running to do the install. In that case, when it reboots it won't let you delete the partition because it has copied setup files to it. When you boot with the cd, you can then delete the partition and format.
However , if you want to do it the old fashioned way: How to format in MS-DOS
Be aware that even after you format this way, you will have to boot with the XP CD and go through the format and creating partiton there because you cannot run XP setup from DOS.
Posted by: section8joe
How do you boot with the cd? I thought i was booting with the cd.
Posted by: redwench
if it boots into windows, youre booting from the hard drive. if it boots into windows setup, youre booting from the cd.
Posted by: section8joe
there are actually two operating systems on the computer now. but there is an option to go to the windows setup and i still can't delete the partition.
Posted by: l606s
Boot to your WinXP cd. Check your bios to make sure that your cd drive is set as the first boot device.
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