i want everything off my computer and start over for free. is there anything to download for free like this.
2006-07-15 11:49:19 · 9 answers · asked by cool123 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Boot up on a boot disk. If you dont floppy, you need a boot CD or utlity partition. From there, you can run a format.
There's no use formatting without a OS, however. Get linux or something.
http://www.linux.org
http://www.slax.org/
(a small CD bootable linux)
2006-07-15 11:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only free OS's are Unix, and Umbuto (? spelling). But make a boot disk and restart your computer in dos mode. When it boots up at the C:\ prompt enter "format c:\" and press enter this will erase everything except your bios.
2006-07-15 11:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Eagle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partition Logic, http://partitionlogic.org.uk/
From the website:
Create, delete, format, defragment, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.
Partition Logic is free software, based on the Visopsys operating system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system, independent of your regular operating system.
2006-07-15 11:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the computing device won't even boot up, you will have a hardware concern, no longer a utility concern. Take it to a tech place and function them take a seem; maximum would be chuffed to tell you if that's a hardware or a utility concern, and supply you an estimate for fixing it,
2016-10-07 23:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download a utility to reformat the harddrive from the harddrive vendor. Like seagate, or maxtor. They a bootable and you have a menu to erase your harddisk
Helmut
2006-07-15 11:56:42 · answer #5 · answered by hswes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to download any program. just use ms-dos and enter the command 'format c:' where c is the letter of your hard drive! use a dos boot floopy if needed ... if you would like to quick format it use the following command 'format c: /q' but if you do have time to spend, use the former command!
2006-07-15 12:12:59 · answer #6 · answered by Arvizard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i congratulate you for your decision!
free stuff included in one boot CD is availible at
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
i tried it, its my favorite cd now!
2006-07-15 14:58:31 · answer #7 · answered by ugur_akgoz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw it out the window. :D
2006-07-15 11:53:47 · answer #8 · answered by omgoddenownerengorgenzownzownorp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
format
Exa:
format c:
2006-07-15 11:53:51 · answer #9 · answered by Arkangyle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋