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Name: Fernando Date: November 19, 2001 at 08:37:49 Pacific
Comment:
I would appreciatte your help in the following matter: How do I format, step by step a hard drive with windows Operating Systems?
Name: Trotter Date: November 19, 2001 at 09:29:53 Pacific
Reply:
Goto the top of this page & hit 'Howtos' OR Insert a boot disk (your Me start disk will do nicely)into the floppy drive. Then reboot your computer. You should be on a black screen. Select, Option 2, With cd support. Then more Black screen and an: A:\> prompt, will appear. At the A:\ prompt. Type in: format c:\ & hit the enter button.
Let it do it's stuff then install away!
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Response Number 2
Name: Trev Date: November 20, 2001 at 11:58:17 Pacific
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If you want detailed help on partitioning and formatting Microsoft have an article on the Windows CDs on how to do this and also on their website. On the ME CD you'll find the excellent article in \addons\document\guide and it's called mqsg (believe it or not). The information you want starts about page 31. On the website, go to http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q255/8/67.asp and http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/topics/winme/setup/setupht.asp
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/ is also useful
Be very careful you have all your drivers and original disks for all your components and peripherals, or download latest versions before you start.
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