Windows XP cannot reformat my external drive to seagate expansion of exFAT
I'm trying to reformat my external drive to seagate expansion of exFAT with windows xp, but I have "windows could not complete the format". So I reformatted it on another computer and now my usual computer XP even open the drive or reformat.
Hi GoGadget,
· Did you do changes on the computer before the show?
· You receive an error message?
Follow the suggestions below for a possible solution:
Method 1: I suggest you to locate the external drive in Device Manager and check the status.
How to troubleshoot unknown devices listed in Device Manager in Windows XP
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314464
Method 2: You can try to change the drive letter and check if the problem still persists.
How to change drive letter assignments in Windows XP
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307844
I hope this helps.
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