Volume Label for Drive C: not working?

Question

Hello,

I am trying to reformat my friend's PC. It has aids. I am trying to cure aids... so it feels. Anyway, When I type format /q c: I get "The type of the file system is NTFS. Enter current volume label for drive C:".

Perfect... so I type vol C: and the volume in drive C is "X" and Volume Serial Number is "Y"

When I enter "X" when I receive the "The type of the file system is NTFS. Enter current volume label for drive C:" message it still returns "An incorrect colume label was entered for this drive"...How is that possible???

I ultimately want to just re install windows on her labby. Any suggestions????

Thanks
fariche

Answer 1

the volume label is what appears in windows explorer next to the drive letter.

HOWEVER, if u are doing a clean install



insert the windows disk and reboot to it. U may need to set the bios or just change the boot drive via an F12 (or whatever) key during boot.



when u get to the drive list select advanced and delete the c: drive partition (best to have only one drive in there). then create a new partition. If W7 delete the small partition in front of the C: drive main partition. create will regenerate it.



then select the newly created main partition and NEXT.

Answer 2

Volume Label For Drive C

Answer 3

It's asking for the volume name to confirm your format request.

Enter vol at the command prompt and it should give you the name.

There's no need to format the drive as you will get this option when you reinstall.

Answer 4

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