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More info?)
Sure, that's true generally. Thanks, Harry.
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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
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> Yes you can format from Safe Mode however you can not format the active
> drive from Safe Mode..
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> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> I never tried to format a drive from Safe Mode, but wouldn't that work?
>>
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>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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>> > Hi Charlie,
>> >
>> > There is no need whatsoever to use fdisk (which is for partitioning,
>> > not
>> > formatting) - that is a Win9x utility that has no place in an XP
>> > system.
>> > To format just D:, do as Og has stated - just right-click the drive in
>> > Windows Explorer and choose format. Or, you can start/run cmd and run
>> > format D: from the prompt.
>> >
>> > The error message is telling you that some program or process still has
> a
>> > handle on those files. With multimedia files, this often happens when a
>> > player like Windows Media Player still has them in the playlist, even
>> > if
>> > the program is not currently running. Opening the media player and
>> > removing them from the playlist usually resolves the "in use" issue.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Best of Luck,
>> >
>> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >
>> > "Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:4B2C7054-9AD1-4856-B5B7-78EF26E20660@microsoft.com...
>> >> hi rick after taking your advice my pc still tells me that (can not
>> >> delete
>> >> these file as
>> >> they are being used by another user or file, all i need is a step by
> step
>> >> instruction how to format my D drive using fdisk "i have the boot
>> >> disk"
>> >> hope
>> >> you can help"
>> >> thanks, charlie.
>> >>
>> >> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> First make sure WinMX is closed. If not, look on the transfer page
>> >>> and
>> >>> see
>> >>> if the partial files are listed there. If so, right-click them and
>> >>> choose
>> >>> delete file. Otherwise, if it is fully closed (meaning you don't see
> the
>> >>> icon in the system tray at all), hit ctrl+shift+escape and go to the
>> >>> processes tab. Look for winmx.exe and kill it if it is. Then open
>> >>> Windows
>> >>> Explorer to the folder that contains the partial files and try to
> delete
>> >>> them. If you are not successful, please post back with the exact
>> >>> error
>> >>> message.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Best of Luck,
>> >>>
>> >>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> >>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >>>
>> >>> "Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:68078935-BCE8-441F-BB31-D121E5C33890@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >i recently donwloaded some mp3 files from winmx and i was left with
>> >>> >some
>> >>> > incomplete mp3 files and i can not delete them it keeps telling me
>> >>> > they
>> >>> > are
>> >>> > being used by another user "but the file are empty" it was sugested
> to
>> >>> > me
>> >>> > i
>> >>> > should format the d drive through fdisk but how to do this is not
> know
>> >>> > by
>> >>> > me
>> >>> > as i am just starting out on xp pro please help i have cut and
> copied
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > files i wish to save to my 40gig c drive that is full now and
>> >>> > slowed
>> >>> > everything down including me it seems please send me details
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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