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Formatting volume name (disk)

Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk...

  
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A file on the disk is in use by another application. Formatting cannot begin while other applications are using files on the disk.

 		  
   
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Full Title
   Formatting volume name (disk ) 

  
Body Text
   Windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or other programs that are using this drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the contents of the drive. Then try formatting again. 

  
Typical location
   C:\WINDOWS\

  
Issued By
   explorer.exe

  
OS
   Windows XP
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Type
   error 

    
Vendor
   Microsoft Corporation    
 
   
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Close Files in Use
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To proceed with actions on the file or folder, the application using it must release it. Either save or close the open file.

If you continue to get a warning, try closing the open application.

    If you had an application crash since powering on, Windows may think a file is still in use, when it no longer is. A reboot should clear the issue.

     
       
     
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    		  FaultWire Staff
    Posted: 5-Jan-2011     		 
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    Last update: 17-Jan-2011 9:42 am