> Are you trying to use Windows Explorer to look at the contents of thedrive
> while you are asking to format it? If so, this will block you.it
>
> An easier way to format it is to use the Disk Management console to format
> (of course while you are not examining the contents with WindowsExplorer).
>
> Paul
>
> "ben" <slifox12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:068001c345c2$521c8a80$a501280a@phx.gbl...> > I have 2 hard drives and want to reformat my 2nd one. The>
> > problem is windows says "Quit any disk utilities or other
> > programs that are using this drive before i can reformat",
> > but I have nothing on the drive. Can someone please help
> > me out.............THANKS
>
> If you're running Norton's system works, you must uninstall that first.
> Windows should then let you format 2nd drive.
>
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> "Paul" <someonewhodoesnotwantspam@nobodiesbusiness.org> wrote in message
> news:8fKdnfPznuYuGZaiXTWJiQ@comcast.com...> > Are you trying to use Windows Explorer to look at the contents of the> drive> > while you are asking to format it? If so, this will block you.> it
> >
> > An easier way to format it is to use the Disk Management console to format> > (of course while you are not examining the contents with Windows> Explorer).> >>
> > Paul
> >
> > "ben" <slifox12@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:068001c345c2$521c8a80$a501280a@phx.gbl...> > > I have 2 hard drives and want to reformat my 2nd one. The> >
> > > problem is windows says "Quit any disk utilities or other
> > > programs that are using this drive before i can reformat",
> > > but I have nothing on the drive. Can someone please help
> > > me out.............THANKS
> >
>
>I have 2 hard drives and want to reformat my 2nd one. TheMake sure your page file is not using this drive.
>problem is windows says "Quit any disk utilities or other
>programs that are using this drive before i can reformat",
>but I have nothing on the drive. Can someone please help
>me out.............THANKS
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