I know that when formatting the C drive from within the Windows command prompt, you get an error message, however would it format it successfully if you were to boot into the command prompt version of Windows XP and type the same command?
Also, I know that typing "del c:\/f /s /q" can delete...
Fixes an issue in which you receive a "226 Transfer complete" message unexpectedly after you run the ls or dir command in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs after you install hotfix 2383827.
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