[pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
- From: "Penelope Wallace" <penpal70@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:19:02 -0400
I thought we were going to clean these mails up with unnecessary info before
we answer them!
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From: pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Gerald Gollinger
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 9:52 PM
To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
--- On Sun, 10/31/10, John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 11:51 PM
On 1/11/2010 12:21 p.m., Gerald Gollinger wrote:
>
> --- On Sun, 10/31/10, John Durham<john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: John Durham<john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Dist format or disk eraser utility
> To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 11:03 PM
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> On 1/11/2010 10:59 a.m., Gerald Gollinger wrote:
>> Hi ALL,
>>
>> I ave an old Dell Windows XP desktop. The DVD/CD is stuck and a repair
would be expensive and my apartment has enough clutter.
>>
>> Can ANYONE give me the URL or brand name for a disk format utility that
is independent of the Dell operating system or a disk eraser? I have a
portable floppy drive attached to the Dell. I can download on my Vista
Desktop and transfer to floppy via a Sandisk flash card.
>>
>> Dell refused to give me a restore CD and said that Internet Explorer is a
mess. And their customer service staff is not the best. So the Dell is a
mess.
>>
>> I have the modus operandi all worked out. Does anyone know of the
needed software?
>>
>> Gerald
>> What physical maintenance have you done on the file system? That is step
1.
> The os prevents deletion of Windows and Program files. The os indicates
C drive format is impossible since there are some software using the C
drive.
>
>> Does the system still contain a copy or CD of the operating system?
> A CD would be of no value since the CD bay does not open. Perhaps a
small screwdriver could open the bay so that the Dell Installation software
go go in. Any way to force the bay open?
>
>> If not, can you borrow one?
> No need I have it. See above.
>
>> One way or another, a suitable CD is needed to correct system file>?
>> errors. If yours is licensed, you should be OK to borrow one temporarily
>> to repair the files. You know the command to type in the RUN area.
>> SFC /SCANNOW
Then the next move is to shut down and replace the unresponsive CD drive
with a working one. If that fails it may be due to hardware control
problems on the mother board. Lets hope not.
--
John,
You are like a physician and not a vet. Like a dying animal a
pc has ro be put down. This is what I was looking for.
Cheers! Gerald
http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-815-hdd-low-level-format-tool
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