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how to reformat hard drive running xp?
Name: Sean Date: November 21, 2001 at 07:02:22 Pacific
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I would like to reformat my hard drive due to possible virus. What are the instructions I need in dos prompt, I've tried FORMAT C: but it keeps saying I have a volume running and therefore cannot reformat...plz help, just want to start with a freshly cleaned drive...thx
Name: Chris Date: November 21, 2001 at 07:14:43 Pacific
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try fdisk first delete and recreate your disk partition.
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Response Number 2
Name: kenny Date: November 21, 2001 at 07:49:43 Pacific
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Why not try Panda Anti Virus Titanium first. It's a fully functional piece of shareware (30 day usage) and works very nicely with XP thankyou. If it finds anything you're laughing if not....... XP seems to take a bit of settling so it could be many other things.....don't be quite so hasty!
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Response Number 3
Name: kristofer Date: November 21, 2001 at 08:01:53 Pacific
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Or try http://housecall.antivirus.com/ it's free webbase Virus Checker. it doens't clean but it will tell you if you have anything.
Get or make a Bootable Floppy disk. And use format and fdisk from the floppy in command. er make sure floppy has those command files on it.
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Response Number 4
Name: Big Juju Date: November 21, 2001 at 08:32:23 Pacific
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Try format c: /x The /x switch will force the volume to dismount before attempting to format it...
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Response Number 5
Name: Anthony Date: December 23, 2001 at 11:16:36 Pacific
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I need to reformat my hard drive on Xp but i have no idea what to do...Can someone help plz????
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