-=PCTechTalk=- Re: I Want To Try Something A Little Different!!
- From: "David J. Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:55:22 -0400
Jim,
I don't know who you are, but between you and Vic are the only two correct
answers I've seen.
David Weaver
Egotist: A person more interested in himself than in me.
- Ambrose Bierce
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 11:11 PM
To: pctechtalk
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I Want To Try Something A Little Different!!
I can see most people either have NO idea or incorrect idea's of what the
fdisk.exe program is and or does. Thats right, it's a PROGRAM, not a dos
command.
fdisk.exe is simply an old dos program with very limited capabilities for
either viewing, creating, or removing partitions on some hard drives.
Running fdisk will NOT necessarily wipe out your hard drive.
While fdisk could be used to remove an existing partition, it can also be
used to view the current partition table of your drive and to create a new
partition, however like most things in life the user must know the
limitations of hard drive partitioning
to gain the most from this program.
There are better more versatile programs for partitioning, my long time
favorite is of course PartionMagic from power quest which allows me to
create, view, move, resize, convert formats, and delete partitions. There
are also shareware and freeware
partitioning programs. Of course with a little studying you could partition
your drive manually using a disk editor program or write your own program or
do it.
-Jim-
Master NetLord wrote:
>
> FDisk is a DOS term.....one that SHOULDN'T be on any menu <laugh> If you
use it, you will wipe out your HD and have to install windows from scratch.
>
> Regards from the
> "Keyboard Cowboy",
> Master NetLord
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> Sunday
> 07/07/2002
> 8:28:32 PM
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> On Sun, 7 Jul 2002 14:45:20 -0500, SandiBeach wrote:
> >
> >What is Fdisk? Don't find it in scheduled tasks. apparently this is
> >"shorthand" for a common procedure but I don't know what.
> >Sandi ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 11:40 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: I
> >Want To Try Something A Little Different!!
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Hi Gratchie, Yes if you Fdisk you will loose all data.
> >>
> >>Always backup data and drivers before formatting.
> >>The programs you can reinstall from there software disk's.
> >>If they are programs you have downloaded be sure to save them as
> >>well, and any activation codes.
> >>
> >
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