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  1. 02-17-2010, 03:54 PM #1
    HowardAllen
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    Recently I bought new motherboard and processor for my PC and installed windows 7. I want to format my HD and start but when I go to format I get error that windows can’t format drive. It says I must quit any programs which are running. How do I close all programs and still have window open to format? Please help me to solve this problem.
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  2. 02-17-2010, 03:56 PM #2
    MyersGray
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    Try to boot from windows installation DVD.
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    You must format drive from setup.
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    Boot from OS install disk and when I get to choice of what partition you want to install OS to you remove existing partitions and make new ones.
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    Gparted live CD is mainly used for partitioning and formatting.
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