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• Mistakingly, I put a copy of xp family on my slave instead of master disc drive. On the master drive, I now have a folder that is 25 concerts, which doesn't let me delete or format the drive either.

  Original title: I mistakingly put a copy of xp family on my slave instead of master disc drive.
  Perhaps I will learn one day someone ask first.

  Mistakingly, I put a copy of xp family on my slave instead of master disc drive.  And if this wasn't enough, so I thought it would be easier to remove the program on the master drive and keep the slave for program files and the master for the storage of the doc, movies. etc.  Probrably you know there not well turm.  On the master drive, I now have a folder that is 25 concerts, which doesn't let me delete or format the drive either.  Any suggestions?

  Hello

  1. what exactly happens when you try to delete the folder that is located on the master drive? You receive an error message?
  2. What is this folder?
  3. what happens when you try to format the master drive? You receive an error message?

  After return the correct error if you receive one.

  If you want to than Windows XP on the master drive only then change the slave to the master disc or install XP on the master drive.
  To change the master or the slave settings contact the hard drive manufacturer or consult the manual of hard drive.

  Reference:

  Install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/install-reinstall-uninstall

• How to format the drive "C"?

  How to format my 'C' drive which is clear of all my files and programs? I want to sell my computer but don't want anything of mine on the disc.

  Hello

  You format the drive as part of the resettlement process.

  Do a clean reinstall of the operating system of your computer to the factory settings; State new, as it was purchased.

  But remember that nothing is definitively deleted; only the 'flag' to where the files are located is removed.

  It is a good program to use to wipe the hard drive of most of the attempts to access your information 'deleted '.

  http://www.DBAN.org/

  Then install the own.

  You can contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery disks.

  They should do this for a small fee.

  And if you have never received a recovery disk when you bought your computer, there should be a recovery on the drive Partition hard reinstall Windows how much you bought your computer.

  The recovery process can be started by pressing a particular combination of the key or keys at startup. (Power on / start)

  Maybe it's F10, F11, Alt + F10, etc., depending on the manufacturer.

  Ask them to the proper key sequence.

  See you soon.

• Your drive is not formatted, format the drive to access

  I have a Transcend 320 GB Portable drive. Yetserday till it was working fine, but now when I connect it, it shows the drive in my computer, but I'm unable to open, whenever I try to open the drive, it gives me the error that I need to format the drive to access.

  I have a lot of data stored in my portable player and its very important. Please help me solve this problem, I want to access this hunt with formatting it.

  Please answer ASAP, I'm very worried about the data...

  Try connecting the drive to another computer.  If you can read the files there, make copies of them somewhere outside the portable drive.  If you can not read files with the drive attached to another computer, then it is likely that the drive has a problem and maybe the files are not recoverable except by a professional recovery service.

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  I have a Transcend 320 GB Portable drive. Yetserday till it was working fine, but now when I connect it, it shows the drive in my computer, but I'm unable to open, whenever I try to open the drive, it gives me the error that I need to format the drive to access.

  I have a lot of data stored in my portable player and its very important. Please help me solve this problem, I want to access this hunt with formatting it.

  Please answer ASAP, I'm very worried about the data...

• PHANTON Drive; When I try to open the my computer Explorer window is white and I get a message that I need to format the drive F.

  Hello

  I have a laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.  The HARD drive is configured to have a small partition for reserved system, Partition C for the system and the Partiton E for my files.  D drive is the DVD ROM Drive.

  Very occasionally when I try to open the my computer Explorer window is white and I get a message that I need to format the drive F.  I did not have a permanent Drive F and when this happened had no other connected devices.

  Drive F is often used, as are other drive letters, by various devices from time to time, such as external hard drives, Flash, my TomTom SatNav players, camera, readers of cards etc.

  Can someone explain why this happens and if I can do something to stop what is happening in the future?

  Eric

  Some Dell computers hard drives are extremely sensitive, if your computer is DELL' consider the technical service. Because if you run recovery, you have a headache.

• Where can I get a copy of the Windows XP installation for my sister. His was a virus and I had to format the drive. It's a registered computer

  Where can I get a copy of the Windows XP installation for my sister. His was a virus and I had to format the drive. It's a registered computer. I have it ready for the operating system but I need to download a copy so I can retrieve my CD-ROM/DVD-Rom drive, so I can then bring to its system and reinstall the XP and then if she wants that we can get a windows 8. I use windows 8 on this system, I bought a few months ago and it's satisfying, but I don't understand why when I got it I could do things like using the keyboard of the screen with my fingers, but now I can't even use the keyboard mouse. It won't work at all. In a way I found it better that way at the beginning because I do a lot of typing and it would freeze until I was constantly stressed. I returned to Windows 7 mode I think but not sure.  All I know is that these two things have never worked correctly, so if they are still under warranty I will bring to the Future Shop and maybe they can fix it. I wish I could turn on and off easily so it does not interfere with my writing and study of a language second.

  Ralph Sabean

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  There is no legal download of XP unless a TechNet or MSDN subscription. I'm sorry.

• "Unable to format the drive in Windows.

  "Unable to format the drive Windows" (c drive)

  Victory impossible to format the drive sys (win). It's more like a branch of cut while you were sitting on it.

  If you try to clean reinstall win that you start from the cd of the winxp http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

• I burned some media files on a DVD-R. However when I tried to burn another point, I have a display message asking me to format the drive.

  I have vista Home premium with IE9. I burned some media files on a dvd - r. However when I tried to burn another point, I have a display message asking me to format the drive. I do not understand what that the drive has been formatted. I know from a previous answer that I format the disk, then all the content wil be removed and so I don't want to do. But how do I continue to burn items on the disc. I know everyone is busy here, but I hope someone finds the time to answer. Thank you for being useful to me recently. sincere love to all,

  original title: reformatting a dvd - d

  Did you close (or complete) of the DVD when burn you first your files on it? If you do not email us any more data on DVD-R, you will need to use a second DVD-R disc.

• How can I download a recordable CD that has already a few files on it without the software you want to format the drive first!

  I was able to do this on my XP desktop but it crashed and now I use my 64 bit Vista laptop.  There must be a way that I don't see.

  Sorry, but your reply ignores the problem that is the threat to format the disk and erase the existing content if you download a file on this disk. Finally, I discovered that the solution was disguised by the ambiguity of the software.  If you choose "mastered" it of no problem even if the explanation of 'controlled' looks that would destroy the capacity of the disk to receive or delete files "under control" and future - only formats the drive before you download a file on it! Equal stupidity on my part and the author of the software.

• Windows 7 don't recognize the existence of the second drive hard unformated. How can I format drive's system does not recognize that there is so I can format the drive to use for backup?

  The two HDD are identical, WD750GB. Cannot find how to format a drive unreconized in help.
  First HARD drive is SATA and using 64-bit format and want to use the same for the second.

  Run Disk Manager , format the drive and it assign a drive letter:

  1. press the Windows Logo + R , type diskmgmt.msc in the box, and then click OK .
  2. right click on the drive and click format .
  3 right-click the disk, and then click change drive letter and paths .

  I don't know what you mean by "using the 64 bit format".

• 8 GB of memory used not appearing is not in the drive as impossible to format the drive.

  Original title: memory used unidentified...

  recently, I have partitioned my c: / in 2 disks. A disc has 8 GB of memory and it doesnot appear in the reader. I tried to format it but can't format the drive due to some reason.please tell me, why is what serves my 8 GB? and how to recover this memory? answer please...

  Hi Sunny,

  To better understand the issue, let me know what happens when you try to format the drive? You get the error message?

  This problem could occur if the files are hidden.

  Try the steps listed here and see if it helps:

  Method 1:
  We will check if there are all the hidden files in the player. To verify that the same as follows:

  a. open the drive that has the problem.

  b. click on the view tab.

  c. check "items Hidden."

  Check now if all the files or folders are appearing in the player.

  Method 2:
  If the problem persists, I suggest you to check if there are all the files in the drive through command prompt.

  a. press Windows Key + r

  b. type cmd and press enter.

  c. in the open prompt window, type the following commands one by one and press enter after each command.

  : (e.g. d :)

  dir

  d. This will show all the directories or folders in the drive.

  e. check for all the folders inside the car.

  Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an up-to-date report of the issue so that we can help you further.

• Licenses of creative cloud, I forgot to turn off an and formatted the drive.

  Recently, I put one of my licenses creative cloud on a Lenovo laptop. My other is on my MacBook which I mainly use.

  My Lenovo was defective, so I got it exchange and formatted the drive, do not think that I should turn off my applications.

  My question is, I'll be able to use my second license now on my new computer?

  You should be able too.  Creative cloud subscriptions work on Windows and Mac OS.

• "You have to format the drive" error after the use of USMT through an Esata cable

  My company migrate to Win 7. We use the USMT to capture state powered hard drives Lacie user, putting on our image of Windows 7, then restore the capture user. However, the other day I was in a laptop computer with an Esata port, so I used it on the usb port. Then when I tried to boot from the disk and mount the image, he said "No BONES on the disc" so I went back in windows was watching the drive to make sure it still worked and, all the user data was their. Then I put on the side, fell on the image from another drive (wipe and load method) but when I went to restore from the first disc "you must format the disk to use" you will see. and it appears on each computer in the plug in.

  This happened also another technology that happened to try Esata instead of USB. This is a nightmare that could cost me my job if I don't get figured out. I am running facilitated us data recovery Assistant, who finds some 9 500 files on the disk, but it will take 22 hours to complete. And I think that he has a simple solution, I don't see. I think that the Esata some how made specific to this laptop drive at the time.

  Any suggestions or responses are greatly apperciated.

  Hello
  The file system on the drive may have a problem.
  Try running a disk check to check for everything on the hard drive:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors
  Hope the helps of information.

• Cannot format the drive.

  Part 1 is that I'm unable to install updates or service packs. I need to reinstall as suggested by Microsoft. BUT I need to 1 get off my photos so that they are not lost.

  Part 2 is will not format disks (I used these and burned before)

  Any idea what I can do to fix this?

  http://www.WikiHow.com/save-files-to-a-USB-flash-drive

  http://in.answers.Yahoo.com/question/index?QID=20091029204640AAWVh6Z

  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_download_photos_to_a_flash_drive

  The information above will help.

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  If there is a problem with your recovery discs, you will need to contact the manufacturer of the computer.

  This isn't their recovery process, Microsoft.

  If not, read this info:

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a set of their recovery disc Vista/s.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Need to format the drive due to some problems and having to reinstall Windows 7. I could use the same product key

  Original title: Windows 7

  I am using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP 1 that have previously been installed then bought my laptop. Product key number is fixed under the laptop.

  I need to format my drive due to some problems and having to reinstall Windows 7. can I use the same product key and where can I get the installer of Windows 7 because I don't have it.

  Thank you

  New computers that come pre-installed with Windows often have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For LG, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

  For Samsung, press F4 to the power upward...

  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?