Have backed up all the files etc but when I went to the command prompt it won't let me format c:
Says I need elevated permissions, but I am the administrator account !
How do I format c: before W7 install ?
Have backed up all the files etc but when I went to the command prompt it won't let me format c:
Says I need elevated permissions, but I am the administrator account !
How do I format c: before W7 install ?
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like your trying to format the C: drive from the Windows installation that is runnng on that C: drive.
If you want to do a clean install, boot from the DVD and you'll be able to select and format an existing partition when you choose where to install.
I booted from the Vista DVD and told it to format c:
Nothing seemed to happen.
On restart howvere, it now says bootmgr is missing. So did the format work ?
surely takes time to format c:
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
booting from W7 dvd now
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
format was a y/n choice and took ~5sec ?
Bonkers. What am I missing ?
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Sound like mine.
It installed ok when i did it.
Phage (10-11-2009)
Well thanks to all.
It had no probs at all and there is no sign of the Windows.old directory so seems to be OK. I assume that when they say format, they just mean delete bootmgr.
My problem was that I was expecting a 2-hour marathon of formatting not a 5sec operation.
I can recommend that www.ninite.com btw. I am too paranoid to let it load my secutity apps, (not that there's anything to steal) but it was excellent at all the other bits and pieces. Set and forget. Now I just have to re-load all the non-steam games, etc.
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
Formatting now is really efficent. It used to be that QuickFormat would cause problems in FAT systems because all the old pointers might be read by an overzealous implementation of the FAT standard, so it would have to go and zero out all the pointers "just to be on the safe side" which would be your "2-hour marathon". With NTFS this problem doesn't happen anymore, so all the computer has to do is write the filesystem information, start the journal and you're away, a process that takes, as you said, 5 seconds.
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i7 (Bloomfield) Overclocking Guide
Originally Posted by Spock
Phage (10-11-2009)
Showing my age then...<sigh>
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
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i7 (Bloomfield) Overclocking Guide
Originally Posted by Spock
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