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| 29024 | 2001-12-29 11:01:00 | A friend has just brought a 2nd hand PC running Windows ME. It has a whole lot of expired demo progs, porn demos and other stuff not suitable for his children to see. The easiest solution to me, is to format and start over. can some one tell me how i can boot to Dos at start up, or the easiest way to format ME. I told him i would clean out the rubbish but its more than i first thought. Thanking you in advance :) |
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| 29025 | 2001-12-29 11:20:00 | Either use a old DOS boot disk with format on it or the ME CD you have with the machine should auto-run if you set the BIOS to check the CD-ROM for a boot option. From here you can format the drive and start the installation of Windows ME. | Guest (0) | ||
| 29026 | 2001-12-29 15:02:00 | try resetting your system - go to start,then program,then accessories then system tools.Open system restore and select a restore point close to the beginning of your computers life. All programs etc loaded after that date will disappear! Another useful tool is Evidence Eliminator,a file cleanig tool which removes all history of sites visited,etc You can get a demo version from www.5star-shareware.com which gives you 30 days free access.Be advised that it will take a while to run the first time as it does a very thorough job of winkling out any history references! |
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| 29027 | 2002-01-01 14:58:00 | I know I'm a bit late but I have just spent the last 4 days trying to get my system up and running after I foolishly did a format without making sure I knew how to restart....the @#!!@* thing wouldnt recognise my hard drive...too big. anyway if you go into your control panel and then add/remove programs one of the tabs there is labelled startup disk. Make a disk. This will boot you into dos and will also carry your cd drivers as well. Then you can do a format of the hard drive but if you have a large drive make sure you know how to partition in dos before you type the fatal letters....... format. Make sure you have all the drivers for your hardwear too or you will be spending a frustrating time trying to get things working again. Try using a cleaner or evidence eliminator first. | Guest (0) | ||
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