>Hi,
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>When I uninstalled .NET Beta 2 - it did not go smoothly. I've decided that I want to reformat my c: drive - re-install XP, VS.Net and everything else to start fresh - not to mention having a 'clean' registry.
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>However, I can't get seem to dismount the volume. I get an access denied message. Even when trying to force a format with a dismount, I get a message saying that "format cannot be run because the volume is in use by another process. Format may run id this volume is dismounted first" When I select 'Y' to proceed, the volume does not get dismounted and the disk doesn't get reformatted.
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>My question is how do I successfully reformat my c: drive that is currently running Windows XP Professional?
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>Thanks, Al

Allan,

If you do have a full version ox XP pro, you should be able to boot from the CD if your bios is setup for it, and from the installation menu, you can delete the partition and reformat then install.

Carl