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10-28-2003, 10:00 AM
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erasing hard drive with WinXP
want to totally erase my hardrive which has WinXP-home installed. (NTFS file system).
How is this done---i used to use a bootdisc and the format command in the Win9x days.... |
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10-28-2003, 10:42 AM
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Stop winking at me!!!
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There are many ways to do this. The question is, what is reason to format? Do want reload XP; Win98; dispose of it without any data; etc.
Second, you can use an XP CD to format; you can use a Win98 disk to wipe the partitions (make sure you choose non-dos partition if it's NTFS); or you can get your hands on a utility called Zap that can be found on IBM's website that you just copy onto a Win98 bootdisk and that will wipe any HDD clean. Zap Last edited by Iman74; 10-28-2003 at 10:51 AM. |
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10-28-2003, 11:59 AM
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or you can download the utility from your hard disk mfg.to zero erase the hard drive.maxtor and WD both have this i'm not sure about others.
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10-28-2003, 02:51 PM
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thanx....
im having so much trouble with XP (I posted in another thread about malicious unrelenting pop ups, unsuccesful remediation atempots etc etc) that i just want to re-install it to a completely blank hardrive. |
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10-30-2003, 09:59 AM
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Delpart will quickly remove all partitions, you put it on any old bootdisk, boot with it, then run it.
http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm |
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11-12-2003, 11:32 PM
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Hit F-10 on start up and follow directions. Cleared up all my problems.
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11-13-2003, 08:52 AM
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Care to explain what F10 does, please?
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11-13-2003, 10:24 AM
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Hitting F-10 on start up brings me to PC System Recovery. I am running XP. There are 2 options; Non Destructive System Recovery and System Recovery - Quick Format.
The Non-Destructive lets you keep all personal files that have been created since start up. It recovers Factory shipped Applications, Drivers & O.S. The Quick Format formats at the user partition on the HD and recovers all factory settings, but any applications installed after start up along with personal files will be lost. |
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11-14-2003, 02:34 PM
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That sounds like a custom installation to me - like on a name brand computer - HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, etc.?
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