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67649 2002-08-03 03:10:00 hi guys its me, timyang
can u give me the steps to forrmatting my hdd
please note that i have partitions and i plan to keep them b-)
teachme (302)
67650 2002-08-03 03:24:00 Read the FAQ (pressf1.co.nz) Sam H (525)
67651 2002-08-03 03:27:00 what are faqs?????///////// teachme (302)
67652 2002-08-03 03:28:00 First thing to check, have you backed the data you wish to keep???
OK might seem like a stupid question, but if you don't yet understand the process, it might pay to point that out. I don't know how much you know.

How big is your drive(s), and how big are the partitions?
Chris Wilson (431)
67653 2002-08-03 03:30:00 can i formatt my hdd without losing my windows and just all files and programes i got?? teachme (302)
67654 2002-08-03 03:34:00 Yes , No, and Maybe......
Again, How big is the drive(s) and what size are the partitions.
What's in each partition?
With out some idea of what your setup is, you are effectivly asking how long an unseen piece of string is.
Chris Wilson (431)
67655 2002-08-03 03:36:00 i want to keep cs but i can find the setup for it and i want to keep the updates as well but i dont no how to put it on cd

my partitionn sizes

c:9.75gb
d:9.75gb
e:17.7gb

all adds up to 40gb i think
teachme (302)
67656 2002-08-03 03:49:00 OK, i'm going to assume that 'doze is on the first partition (C)
what you can do is empty out one partiition, and use windoze it self to format that *drive(s)*, which is of course how 'doze will see it. Once you have one perfectly clean space, either "D" or "E" you will be able to move some or all of what you want keep to the freshly formatted space, from one of the other partitions.
Its all a big juggle, and generally is easyer to reinstall 'doze. However you will still get alot of gains by moving every out from "C" that you can to freshly formatted space on "D" or "E".
Chris Wilson (431)
67657 2002-08-03 03:57:00 e drive is already empty and d has my sisters homwork files

c is where all my games and programes are
note that alll programes r craap and only cs is good so can i move cs to e and then format c






my cs name is yAnKaDoOdLe
teachme (302)
67658 2002-08-03 03:59:00 i think my windows is inn c drive
can i still formatt c with out losing the windows :-)
teachme (302)
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