I dont know y it happens.. but when i am trying to format my c drive.. there is no such option of formatting .. becuase of this i have to intall xp in drive d.. but after that also.. when i am trying to format c manually .. not able to format.. there is one folder... in c.. its name is Chief.. i cant delete that folder.. its of 0 bite.. i can delete everything manually but this folder cannot be delete.. i have tried many ways to format c.. with xp cd.. with partation system.. but there is no option to delete this drive.. can anybody help me....????
2007-12-12 01:31:26 · 10 answers · asked by Nikol teddy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
i have format my system many times.. and my work is hardware networking.. but the only problem occuring is.. the option is not avaliable to format the dirve.. when i m installing window in c drive... it says "some old files will going delete , press l to continue".. it dosent say "press f to format...."
2007-12-12 01:43:18 · update #1
id try fdisk dos utility.
http://www.techrescue.net/guides/prepdrv4.asp
have a look there.
you can run fdsik from a floppy disk.
might be worth a try.
also you can download a free to try partitioning piece of software like partition magic that might be able to format it.
hope this helps.
2007-12-12 01:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by scripted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are attempting to format your drive within windows. Instead you must format from a source that is outside of windows. Your XP installation CD will work for this.
First enter the BIOS and set the boot sequence so that the CD drive boots before the hard drive. Next, put your XP CD into the CD drive and restart the system. When you come to the screen that asks if you want to install XP now, click yes. On the next screen, follow the instruction for removing and creating the primary, (and or any other partition), that you wish to remove. After this is done, XP will want to format the drive, allow it to do so.
If all you want to do is format you must watch your machine because when XP has completed the format it will begin the installation process. For a simple format you want to turn your computer off at this time.
Just a thought. If you are running more then one drive it might be a good idea to disconnect all drives except "C".
2007-12-12 09:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try formatting the drive from a Bootable disk, such as your OS disk. Also, you can also take care of this problem using a bootable floppy and FDisk. FDisk will allow you to delete and recreate the Partitions, which will ostensibly take away the reference to the folder.
This is a drastic step, and will basically get rid of all the information on your drive. Make sure you get a version of Fdisk which is compatible with the size of your Drive. (Some older versions won't work on very large drives.)
2007-12-12 09:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is the C: partition you want to get rid of and keep the D: partition you have to delete the D: partition and then the C: partition. Then reboot and create a new primary partition C: and then format it and re-load Windows XP.
2007-12-12 09:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No virus will stop you from being able to format a drive. Sounds more to me like you don't know what your doing in regards to formatting your hard disk. The link below should get you started
2007-12-12 09:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by Nasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you boot from the windows installation cd, then you will be able to delete d and c partitions, then you can recreate the partitions, that should take care of your problem.Here is a useful video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIk3eeHbUdw
2007-12-12 09:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know why the c drive can't be formatted cuz it may have operating software installed on the drive.
2007-12-12 10:21:37 · answer #7 · answered by dereje T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the properties of the c drive if is that RAW then take the Ownership of the folder and then try to delete it .
hope it will help
cheers
2007-12-12 09:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by Velloyguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there must be a bad sector in your computer hard disk.this bad sector are caused due to voltage fluctuation or misuse of the computer.u need to change your hard disk.or else call any expert and he will check the intensity of the damage on your drive.
2007-12-12 09:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a new HD for your desktop. They are pretty cheap. Sounds like Chief might be a virus.
2007-12-12 09:35:55 · answer #10 · answered by taylor-cool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋