On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 04:35:30PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 01:27:59PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote: > > You can't format the current drive. > > That is a common misconception. I have done it. Pretty easy from the > command line.
On NT? With format.exe? On C:? I just tried it, with the "/x" (force unmount) switch: it fails, files still in use. I guess it would be possible in theory, especially if you wrote your own kernel-mode code, but the standard tools check for this. I think maybe a non-system partition can be forced, and apps with open files will just get errors, but the OS won't let you destroy itself while its in use. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
