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Diskpart and Imagex
Do you have to format a hard drive that already has an OS on it before
applying a wim image? If yes, I don't understand how imagex can be a viable option. It can take over an hour just to format a hard drive depending how large it is. |
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Diskpart and Imagex
"rykkim" wrote:
Do you have to format a hard drive that already has an OS on it before applying a wim image? If yes, I don't understand how imagex can be a viable option. It can take over an hour just to format a hard drive depending how large it is. If (and only if) you're confident that the hard disk has no failed sectors, use the QUICK option. FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL=FOOBAR QUICK Joe Morris |