-=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformat hard drive?
- From: "Trevnal" <trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 23:46:03 +0100
If you have a bootable CD, then you do not need to put any dos etc on the
hard drive. So then it could be worth just typing c:>format /q This does
the job faster, it is just removes the allocation table, making the disk
seam empty, the same as deleting files, when if fact they are still there
but the space is now classed as available for writing to and using by
Windows.
So may be that will help you also.
Trevnal
----- Original Message -----
From: "geekette" <geekette@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:03 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformat hard drive?
<snip>What is the command you type in at the c:\ to erase your
hard drive except
for dos of course so that you can completely reload and start
over with your
factory software that came with your computer? Hope that made
sense, thanks in
advance :0) Anne</snip>
C:>format /S command copies the hidden files that are needed in
order to boot DOS to the target disk
This will give you the "warning, all data on the non-removable
drive c: will be lost
Proceed with Format Y/N?
I hope this is what you are looking for. . .proceed with caution.
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