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    Mar 5, 2010, 10:29 AM
    Format problems
    Hi... I have a Sony Vaio with windows 7 and I want to put windows xp I try to format it but when I press enter to make format it says *sorry but you can't format the disk because your disc can't be recognize* I don't know what to do... I try to format from the cmd but it says *you don't have the appropriate permission to do that* something like this please help
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    Mar 5, 2010, 10:36 AM
    Do you have a genuine Windows XP CD? If you boot from it you should get the option to format and install.
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