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    Discussion in 'Acer' started by dglc2410, Feb 6, 2008.

  1. dglc2410

    dglc2410 Newbie

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    whenever i type format c: in the command prompt. it says enter volume label, what do i do next?

    i wanna completely wipe the info on the laptop and then put windows bk on using the recovery disk given with my laptop
     
    dglc2410, Feb 6, 2008
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  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    Volume Label is what you want to name that drive. Such as Local Disk or System.
     
    Arki, Feb 6, 2008
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  3. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    yep .... just type in the drive name...........but y shud it ask for volume label for formatting......isnt this unusual ???
     
    kuncheesh, Feb 6, 2008
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  4. Hoggy

    Hoggy Newbie

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    Hi, You should just be able to boot from CD with recovery CD in drive & follow instructions, this should then format drive. Should be no need to format C as a seperate instruction. To format C as a seperate instruction you req a CD/DVD in drive with "format" on it.
    Hoggy.
     
    Hoggy, Feb 6, 2008
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  5. doctorsrk

    doctorsrk Notebook Geek

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    You can't cut the branch you are sitting on!!!.
    You cant delete C while you are booted in windows.

    To format, boot with a cd(windows, recovery or hiren's boot cd) and then format.
     
    doctorsrk, Feb 6, 2008
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