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Format Windows Boot
Name: athlonfred Date: September 27, 2005 at 08:33:47 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 2GHz
Comment:
Can some1 plz tell me if there is a way to format a HDD before windows starts, ie by editin the MBR or boot.ini file. cheers
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: September 27, 2005 at 09:50:09 Pacific
Reply:
You will need some sort of softare to format a disk. Check the website of the manufacturer of your disk for their utility software, use the Windows install disk, or download one of the many applications for formatting. You could also use a Windows 98 startup disk if you want to format in FAT32.
Michael J
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: September 27, 2005 at 09:57:01 Pacific
Reply:
you format via a boot diskette or by a bootable cd via the bios.
You format OUTSIDE of the OS
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: September 27, 2005 at 11:21:52 Pacific
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If you want to completely clear the disk, you can use DelPart. It can delete all partitioning on the drive.
http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm
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Response Number 4
Name: vien Date: September 27, 2005 at 17:53:06 Pacific
Reply:
There are many ways to format. What Windows version are you running? If you tell us the Windows version, it will be easier for us to tell you exactly how to format it.
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