anyone know where I can do that at.
Start off totaly new.
With nothing on it.
I have windows Xp to reinstall everything.
And I dont mean, windows restore, because it still shows theres stuff on here.
I have two operating systems since I reinstalled windows XP again, and that will still show up if I just do the windows restore.
2007-01-14 10:26:47 · 12 answers · asked by PAYlURTACK* 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I usually go to the hard drive manufactures website and download the latest utility for my drive make and model.
you want to perform a low level format...see the link below for more details...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,110012-page,2/article.html
2007-01-14 10:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the CD in the optical drive. When the Windows installation screen comes up, keep doing an install. When you get to the Partition options, DROP the Primary partition. Then, CREATE a NEW Primary Partition of whatever size you want. Then, FORMAT the partition using whatever File System you want (ie. FAT32, NTFS. Finish installing Windows.
2007-01-14 10:33:26 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darik's Boot and Nuke
This makes sure that absolutely nothing is left.
Text from the site:
"Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis."
2007-01-14 10:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by podnaes 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe if you go into bios and change to boot from the CD player, stick WinXP disk in, start it up, you are offered a format utility. That is what you want to do, reformat the drive. When done, restart and load Win XP. One more restart to go to bios and change back to boot from harddrive. Good luck.
2007-01-14 10:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mikel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Install XP and choose to format the drive first.
2007-01-14 10:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could reformat your tensechronic. this suggests which you will reinstall abode windows, which will in certainty provide you a sparkling tensechronic. that's going to be like taking the computer out of the field for the 1st time. i could do a seek for an academic on the thank you to try this, yet i've got achieved it earlier and that's not possibly stressful in any respect. wish this helps.
2016-10-19 23:42:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put in the xp cd and while ur computer is booting up press f8 and format the drive then just install windows.
2007-01-14 12:53:42 · answer #7 · answered by Mario diaz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Search google page for windows washer and download it,in that webroot software can be used create a boot floppy or boot cd through it and erase u r sytem entirely
2007-01-14 10:38:20 · answer #8 · answered by vijay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To totally delete everything, run KILLDISK from killdisk.com
free gear.
Then boot from the CD ( F12 option) and that will do a total clean install.
2007-01-14 10:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
to delete a hard drive completley - chuck it out of the bedroom window - and buy another
2007-01-14 10:32:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋