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I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in use
by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks

im sure I have had this before, its because the hard drive is being used by
the operating system I think, I got round this by using the boot up disc and
formatting the drive from DOS
"john jackman" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
> windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in use
> by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
> drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
> this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks
>
>

Subject: format problem
Newsgroup: 24hoursupport.helpdesk
=> john jackman <= wrote:

> I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
>windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in use
>by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
>drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
>this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks
>


hahahhahahahaaha!!!! Your OS maybe???



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john jackman wrote:

> I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
> windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in use
> by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
> drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
> this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks
Boot from a boot disk that has Format on it.
HTH
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You never mentioned it this is a second hard drive
or the system drive -- you cannot format a drive that
Windows is booted from and is using. You can get
around this by booting from the Windows CD and
follow the instructions.

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:51:35 -0500, in
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john jackman scrawled:

> I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
>windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in use
>by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
>drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
>this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks
>

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Read: "never mentioned IF...."

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:32:46 +0000, in
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°Mike° scrawled:

>never mentioned it this

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was able to solve it from the dos prompt. Boot disk Problem also. Thanks
everyone

"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
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> You never mentioned it this is a second hard drive
> or the system drive -- you cannot format a drive that
> Windows is booted from and is using. You can get
> around this by booting from the Windows CD and
> follow the instructions.
>
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:51:35 -0500, in
> <b4yHd.32861$>
> john jackman scrawled:
>
> > I'm trying to format a hard drive on another computer that is running
> >windows 2000. tells me format can't continue because the volume is in
use
> >by another process. tried to force a dismount. Tells me "cannot lock the
> >drive, volume is still in use". Can anyone tell me how to get around
> >this. Can't figure out what this other process is. Thanks
> >
>
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You're welcome.

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:00:42 -0500, in
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john jackman scrawled:

>was able to solve it from the dos prompt. Boot disk Problem also. Thanks
>everyone
>
>"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
>news:41eeb28e.4069859@localhost...
>> You never mentioned it this is a second hard drive
>> or the system drive -- you cannot format a drive that
>> Windows is booted from and is using. You can get
>> around this by booting from the Windows CD and
>> follow the instructions.

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