[Solved] Formatting a HDD with Linux on it in Vista

Forum Windows Vista : General Discussion [Solved] Formatting a HDD with Linux on it in Vista

Hey,

I would like to format my Linux Filesystem harddrive to NTFS so it can be used as a slave in Vista.

My bios detects it and when I go into Manage in Vista it also detects it but I can't do anything with it...

Is there any software I can use to force a format?

Message edited by The_Prophecy on 06-05-2010 at 09:59:51 PM

Reply to lionpants

Start, type CMD in the search box. Then in the dialog type FORMAT *: Where the * is the letter of the drive you want to reformat.

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Reply to Scotteq

I would love to do that but, the drive doesn't show as mounted.

The only way I can view it is through the manage window...

Reply to lionpants

Best answer

OK - Plan B is to create a bootable disc (CD/DVD/Floppy), boot to that and do the same thing from outside the OS.

If you like, check out http://www.ultimatebootcd.com It's free - Download and burn as an iso image into a CD. Lots of good tools on that.

Message edited by Scotteq on 06-25-2008 at 03:53:22 PM

I'm sorry I'm not following Plan B.

I'm downloaded some software called DriveWipe or something that you can boot from... would that work?

Reply to lionpants

Alright, I'll try Ultimate when I get home, thanks!

Reply to lionpants

Check this. Shows you how to burn an ISO image. http://www.ubcd4win.com/burn.htm

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