creating boot disk in win vista

robina_80 · 10-04-2007, 03:14 AM

does anyone know how to create boot disk in windows vista, because i want to format my HD

PC eye · 10-04-2007, 05:34 AM

If you have the Vista installation disk simply boot up with that and go into the repair tools section on the first screen when that loads. Unlike seen with the XP installer the new version now sees the ability to format an NTFS partition before or without installing Windows afterwards. MS included a separate formatting tool there as well as the better partitioning tool.

littleblackxj · 10-04-2007, 05:35 AM

You can also use gparted. Just burn the iso and reboot and re-parition.

PC eye · 10-04-2007, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littleblackxj

You can also use gparted. Just burn the iso and reboot and re-parition.

You first have to know which one to use as well as a live for cd release not one run from a VFat 24bit Linux partition. The screen shot below shows how to distinguish the two only "platform independent" releases apart for the Linux only types.

The above is seen at http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...kage_id=173828

For the full documentation as well as screen shots for learning how to use GParted review the information seen at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/larry...es/gparted.htm

robina_80 · 10-04-2007, 10:18 AM

pc eye, i booted up the win vista cd and went into in the repair mode and selected command prompt, i then entered "format c:" is that a good way of formatting the c drive or is there a better command line you can enter

PC eye · 10-04-2007, 09:38 PM

When you boot from the installation disk there's no need for the command prompt since the option to format is now available. You then select the drive and partition. This is an automatic tool now seen with the new version where you simply point and click without manually typing in any commands. You can even resize existing partitions with the new drive tools as well as MS including the Linux memory testing utility memtest.

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,697	If you have the Vista installation disk simply boot up with that and go into the repair tools section on the first screen when that loads. Unlike seen with the XP installer the new version now sees the ability to format an NTFS partition before or without installing Windows afterwards. MS included a separate formatting tool there as well as the better partitioning tool. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,970	pc eye, i booted up the win vista cd and went into in the repair mode and selected command prompt, i then entered "format c:" is that a good way of formatting the c drive or is there a better command line you can enter __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,697	When you boot from the installation disk there's no need for the command prompt since the option to format is now available. You then select the drive and partition. This is an automatic tool now seen with the new version where you simply point and click without manually typing in any commands. You can even resize existing partitions with the new drive tools as well as MS including the Linux memory testing utility memtest. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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littleblackxj Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 151	You can also use gparted. Just burn the iso and reboot and re-parition.

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