Question about win2k pro...

[Hyperion]

(And other reasons not to reload at 3am...)

How the hell do you format a partition under 2k? it won't let me format them in the OS if you havn't formatted them before. But when I rebooted to format the drives under setup I ended up installing on another partition (after I hit "fix" thinking I'd be able to get into the format utility. I think all I did was royally fubar the comp... ick...


Anyone here know how this is done other than using a win98 boot disk?

[TrailerParkJawa]

You can format partitions in many ways.

1. Using the setup routine of the Win2k CD.
2. Using a Win98 boot disk.
3. Using a third party software like Partition magic. ( 6.0 and later for win2k )
4. Using the disk manager in Windows 2000. ( right click on My Computer, select Manage, choose Disk Management. )

If you tried Disk Management already did you get an error? What did it say?

[Enlightenment]

How the hell do you format a partition under 2k?

Start -> settings -> control panel -> administrative tools -> computer management -> (storage) disk management. Right click on the partition to be formatted and select format from the context menu.

It does work on partitions that haven't been formatted before; a format tool wouldn't be much use if it didn't.

[Vertigo1]

You can also do it from the command line in 2k. It may ask you to dismount the volume first, but it'll get the job done.