Re: Partition issue with XP

relic wrote:
> chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Ihave a question about reinstalling win XP.
>>
>>
>> I had the win xp home addition on the computer first.  I then
>> installed win xp pro over the home addition.  I now want to make a
>> clean install.
>>
>>
>> I run this off the win xp cd - I get to the point where I would like
>> to delete the partition But at this point I get; setup unable this
>> partition contains temp setup files.
>>
>> How can I just delete current partition and start fresh?
>
> Enter the Recovery Console and use the 'delpart.exe' command.
uhhh... it's DISKPART.exe
 

Diskpart

Creates and deletes partitions on a hard drive. The diskpart command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console.

diskpart [/add | /delete] [device_name | drive_name | partition_name] [size]

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, the diskpart command starts the Windows character-mode version of diskpart.

/add

Creates a new partition.

/delete

Deletes an existing partition.

device_name

The device on which you want to create or delete a partition. The name can be obtained from the output of the map command. An example of a device name is:

\Device\HardDisk0

drive_name

The partition you want to delete, by drive letter. Used only with /delete. An example of a drive name is:

D:

partition_name

The partition you want to delete, by partition name. Can be used in place of the drive_name. Used only with /delete. An example of a partition name is:

\Device\HardDisk0\Partition1

size

The size, in megabytes (MB), of the partition you want to create. Used only with /add.

Examples

The following examples delete a partition:

diskpart /delete \Device\HardDisk0\Partition3

diskpart /delete F:

The following example adds a 20 MB partition to your hard drive:

diskpart /add \Device\HardDisk0 20


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