-=PCTechTalk=- Re: I Want To Try Something A Little Different!!

  • From: Master NetLord <NetLord@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:58:10 -0400

Thanks a bunch!   Where's my credit!!  <laugh>

Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
Master NetLord
,,,,,
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Monday
07/08/2002
10:57:51 AM


On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:55:22 -0400, David J. Weaver wrote:
>
>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 ,,,,, Ô¿Ô¬
>>Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona «::::»¤«::::»¤¤«::::»¤«::::»
>>Sunday 07/07/2002 8:28:32 PM
>>
>>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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