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JG89
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So I have a laptop with Windows 7 on it. I don't have the CD. I want to reformat it because it's running WAY too slow and it's just pretty messed up. So I made a Windows 7 system recovery disk and tried to boot the laptop from the dvd-rom drive but it would keep freezing at one point of being loaded.
So I put in my windows vista cd to try and format it with that cd instead, but after the CD loads it just gives me an error.
I tried booting it up regularly and right clicking on the c drive from "my computer" and clicking format, but it wouldn't do it because it said that drive was active or something.
I booted into safemode with command promt, and i typed in "format c:" and it would try, but then say it couldn't because the volume was in use, but it may be able to do it if it is dismounted, do I want to dismount it. I say yes, and it says failure to dismount.
How can I reformat the hard drive?
So I put in my windows vista cd to try and format it with that cd instead, but after the CD loads it just gives me an error.
I tried booting it up regularly and right clicking on the c drive from "my computer" and clicking format, but it wouldn't do it because it said that drive was active or something.
I booted into safemode with command promt, and i typed in "format c:" and it would try, but then say it couldn't because the volume was in use, but it may be able to do it if it is dismounted, do I want to dismount it. I say yes, and it says failure to dismount.
How can I reformat the hard drive?