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| Thread ID: 72384 | 2006-09-11 04:19:00 | reformating pc | hammer (1735) | Press F1 |
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| 483859 | 2006-09-12 16:30:00 | errrrrr.......since when does a sp have anything to do with a format ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 483860 | 2006-09-13 09:15:00 | if i try to use the windows cd .......it says the windows i am installing is older(due to updates) than the one on there and grinds to a halt ... doing nothing........................................so remove service pack 1 or 2 and then re do format this works as I had same problem in past | chip (11123) | ||
| 483861 | 2006-09-13 11:20:00 | ....so remove service pack 1 or 2 and then re do format this works as I had same problem in pastA reformat wipes the disk of everything and replaces the file system so that you can start afresh. It makes no difference to what you had installed initially (if a Window file system). I think you are confused with doing a repair of the OS, but that does not involve a reformat. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 483862 | 2006-09-13 12:15:00 | Formatting will not remove the data from your hard drive securely - only the references to the various files will be removed. Your documents could still be recovered using special software. Try downloading this CD: http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Use a CD burning program to burn this to a CD. Mark it as dangerous!. You need to start your computer with this in the drive. All hard drives attached to the computer will be completely and irrevocably erased. The next user can then install Windows on the now blank disk. |
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