another question

[Tri-Force]

how exactly do i format C:\ (yes another windows user problem) and what exactly will happen and will i lose all of my files?

 

[iq_132]

Go into dos (or a boot disk) and at the command prompt tyle fdisk.
It will let you go through and pick what you want to do.

Why would you want to do that anyway?

 

[Trotterwatch]

You will lose all of the files on the C: drive if you format - it sounds quite a drastic action if it is all because of that Virus you posted about earlier.

 

[Tri-Force]

I'm about to re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re re-install windows and want everything to go right. i'm starting clean

 

[Tri-Force]

well there are 2 viruses. the one i posted about before and the one some call "Windows Me"

 

[Trotterwatch]

You could just wipe the windows files then if needs be....

Wipe the windows directory with deltree, uninstall all games etc -keep MP3s, My Documents etc where they are, as far as I can recollect it should work fine doing it this way.

 

[Stezo2k]

very good idea m8

hmmm might do that when i upgrade instead of formatting

Stez

 

[mesman00]

i format my computer an awful lot, i think i did like 3 times last week just to get linux installed correctly

 

[AlphaWolf]

perform a low level read/write test and repartition and format from scratch.

Who is the mfr of your hard drive?

 

[tbag]

Formatting can be really annoying make sure you backup what you want because if you dont you'll be pissed because ive had that happen to me and my comp got the shit beaten out of it

 

[Doomulation]

You can actually ghost stuff and restore it later on. You just need to do an extra partion where you can keep the ghost file.
When restoring, the files will be as before. Very useful.

 

[2bzy4ne1]

well there are 2 viruses. the one i posted about before and the one some call "Windows Me"

ah yes the windows me virus.I had that once and formatting it and also installing windows xp got rid of that problem for good.