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Unread 8 Dec 2002, 20:10   #1
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k...I'm gonna sound like a total n00b...but oh well

now, I know this should prolly be posted elsewhere....but no one reads 'elsewhere' so I'm posting it here.

here comes the n00bish in me.......

I have Windows XP....how do I format?

Don't laugh...be helpful, thanks
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Unread 8 Dec 2002, 20:13   #2
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1) make bootdisk
2) boot from bootdisk
3) in DOS type: "format <drive letter (C: for example)>"
4) wait for it to finish
5) repeat steps 3 and 4 untill all drives have been formatted
6) Profit
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Unread 8 Dec 2002, 20:16   #3
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*sigh*

1) make bootdisk
2) boot from bootdisk
3) in DOS type: "format <drive letter (C: for example)>"
4) wait for it to finish
5) repeat steps 3 and 4 untill all drives have been formatted
6) Profit
Thank you sir...now, I shall spend the next few hours backing up files and then format...with any luck I'll be back tonight sometime
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get hold of a win98 bootdisk to boot into dos

winxp boot disks just boot the operating system and not into dos
(that's what i found anyway)
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nod doesn't a magnet just erase all the data?

or do these new-fangled magnets come with the ability to set hard drives to FAT32 or whatever? ;p
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nod doesn't a magnet just erase all the data?

or do these new-fangled magnets come with the ability to set hard drives to FAT32 or whatever? ;p
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Unread 8 Dec 2002, 21:10   #10
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you can just insert the cd of the os and delete the partitions..
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Unread 9 Dec 2002, 00:46   #11
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HO HO HO!!!!!

after a few hours of good clean fun...I am back in business with fresh new copy of XP

still gotta reinstall just about everything tho (ICQ, mIRC, etc, etc, etc..) but hey...it's sunday night, what else is there to do right?
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but hey...it's sunday night, what else is there to do right?
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Unread 9 Dec 2002, 03:03   #15
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easier way:

1.) Set cmos to boot from cd
2.) boot from win xp cd
3.) follow directions to format and install on that partition
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Unread 9 Dec 2002, 05:20   #16
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*sigh*

1) make bootdisk
2) boot from bootdisk
3) in DOS type: "format <drive letter (C: for example)>"
4) wait for it to finish
5) repeat steps 3 and 4 untill all drives have been formatted
6) Profit
a lot easier to make a xp boot cd with nero, it's not only faster but i've found a boot disk is more easily susceptible to becomign corrupt
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Unread 9 Dec 2002, 05:23   #17
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easier way:

1.) Set cmos to boot from cd
2.) boot from win xp cd
3.) follow directions to format and install on that partition
once again this will only work if it is a boot cd and not if it is just a upgrade xp cd or anyother version
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Unread 9 Dec 2002, 08:56   #18
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once again this will only work if it is a boot cd and not if it is just a upgrade xp cd or anyother version
What other versions are there? There's standard XP Home/Pro which will boot from cd, and then upgrade cds (with which personally i have no experience) which won't boot. Also, if you are upgrading from 98SE or ME the CDs should also be bootable.
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What other versions are there? There's standard XP Home/Pro which will boot from cd, and then upgrade cds (with which personally i have no experience) which won't boot. Also, if you are upgrading from 98SE or ME the CDs should also be bootable.
Win XP Upgrade CD is bootable

it asks for a 98/2000/me CD before installation
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Win XP Upgrade CD is bootable

it asks for a 98/2000/me CD before installation
hmm dunno bout that but then again i suppose i got the "non-retail" version so i could be wrong but as said if u have no os at all and u've formated ure hd u can't boot from the xp cd alone unless it is bootable.....or maybe i dunno what the feck i'm talking about


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A Win98 bootdisk is a useful piece of kit to keep around, for those days when it all goes FUBAR

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A Win98 bootdisk is a useful piece of kit to keep around, for those days when it all goes FUBAR

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no good if u have a hd that is over 40 GB both 98 and ME can't recognise 40gb and over due to a bug in fdisk. Only 2000 and XP will recognise hd's over 40gb
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no good if u have a hd that is over 40 GB both 98 and ME can't recognise 40gb and over due to a bug in fdisk. Only 2000 and XP will recognise hd's over 40gb
heh heh.... is Fdisk a product from microsoft?
I remember a quote from Bill Gates:
"640 Kilobytes of computer memory ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981

I wonder if he had the same thoughts about harddisks when he told people to make fdisk
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A Win98 bootdisk is a useful piece of kit to keep around, for those days when it all goes FUBAR

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The bootdisk is the only decent bit of Win98
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