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To: violetta martinez who wrote (5558)9/5/1999 11:34:00 PM
From: Gottfried  Respond to of 110654
 
violetta, I have no idea what is causing the 'drive in use"
message. If it was me, I'd reinstall Norton after uninstalling it.

Gottfried



To: violetta martinez who wrote (5558)9/6/1999 1:09:00 AM
From: mr.mark  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110654
 
hi violetta,

have you tried perusing the systemworks knowledge base and frequently asked questions (faq)?

symantec.com

you'll probably find that someone has had the exact same problem and there'll be some good suggestions to follow. <g3> i use it frequently with great results.

:)

mark



To: violetta martinez who wrote (5558)9/6/1999 9:10:00 AM
From: PMS Witch  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110654
 
Drive in use (When you want to format it)

Try the back door. Click Start, Shutdown, Restart in MS-DOS mode, and at the prompt type "FORMAT X:", where 'X' is the drive you want to format. The 'drive in use' seldom survives an MS-DOS boot.

Cheers, PW.

P.S. You may need to change directory for the FORMAT command to work. If so, type "CD \WINDOWS\COMMAND" and try again.


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