<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
diskpart	B-Application
is	O
a	O
command-line	B-Application
disk	B-Application
partitioning	I-Application
utility	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Microsoft	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
replacing	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
fdisk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command	B-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
ReactOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
diskpart	B-Application
is	O
a	O
utility	O
used	O
for	O
partitioning	B-Application
internal	O
hard	O
drives	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
format	O
removable	B-Device
media	I-Device
such	O
as	O
flash	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
theoretically	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
NT	O
4.0	O
/	O
2000	O
/	O
XP	B-Application
on	O
removable	O
drives	O
such	O
as	O
flash	B-Device
drives	I-Device
or	O
memory	O
cards	O
for	O
example	O
during	O
system	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
message	O
will	O
appear	O
:	O
'	O
Cannot	O
format	O
removable	B-Device
disk	I-Device
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
completely	O
blocked	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
create	O
partitions	B-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
scripts	O
to	O
automate	O
its	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
text	O
file	O
could	O
be	O
supplied	O
to	O
diskpart	B-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
partition	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
create	O
a	O
2	O
GB	O
logical	O
partition	B-Application
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
disk	O
and	O
assign	O
it	O
the	O
drive	O
letter	O
F	O
:	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
space	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installed	O
disks	O
and	O
their	O
associated	O
volumes	O
and/or	O
partitions	B-Application
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
by	O
these	O
commands	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
select	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
sel	O
command	B-Application
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clean	O
command	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
either	O
perform	O
a	O
"	O
quick	O
"	O
disk	O
wiping	O
while	O
adding	O
the	O
all	O
argument	O
zeroes	O
the	O
entire	O
partition/disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ReactOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Lee	O
Schroeder	O
and	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GPLv2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Recovery	O
Console	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
all	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
diskpart	B-Application
command	B-Application
which	O
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
provides	O
functionality	O
for	O
adding	O
and	O
deleting	O
partitions	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
for	O
setting	O
an	O
active	B-Operating_System
partition	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
