How in the hell do u format your

[DefMATRIXense]

hard drive? I tried to format my hard drive but the message said i cant use window to format my hard drive. it has do be one of programs or soemthing like that...

 

[illustrator]

For Windows XP to ME, I have no idea how to format. You might want to use Dell's Recovery. It should formate well.

 

[DoVip]

Did you fdisk?

 

[SilenceGold]

Did you know if you format..you would have to reinstall Windows? I am not sure if that is what you expect.

Windows cannot format the hard drive that it residents on. You would have to use a boot disk to be able to do that.

 

[illustrator]

Originally posted by SilenceGold
Did you know if you format..you would have to reinstall Windows? I am not sure if that is what you expect.

Windows cannot format the hard drive that it residents on. You would have to use a boot disk to be able to do that.

Which Windows verison are you talk about?

 

[prostock19]

Insert your windows boot disk or cd in, and go to a DOS prompt. Then, FORMAT C:/S When finished, for Win98, I usually made a directory called win98 and copy all the Cab files to the hard drive. THen you won't need the cd again. Also, on 98, I partition it and make a swapfile partition. That is optional. It helps with performance. Anyways, afger copying the CABS, run the setup. I usually use SETUP /IE /IV /IS

 

[SilenceGold]

Originally posted by illustrator
Which Windows verison are you talk about?

All of them if you're formatting C:\.

For other partitions..it's no bother for reinstalling.

 

[SilenceGold]

Originally posted by Master PePe
Got bookdisk? If not Let me know where you can get bootdisk on site,


put bootdisk in A drive and restart the computer. If you on DOS. Type;
C:/Format C:

erm...that won't work. hehe

 

[SilenceGold]

Noper...

Format does not exist in the folder of C:\

 

[SilenceGold]

You said,

If you on DOS. Type; C:/Format C:

In your screenshot, you typed differently than what you said in bold,

format C:

This screenshot shows what I typed what exactly you said.

 

[SilenceGold]

Originally posted by Master PePe
SHEESH UR WRONG.. you put double c:/

should be c:/format c:


not c:/c:/format c:

You must be blind not to notice this > character,

C:\>C:\format C:

You never said > in your previous posts.

Just give it up. You are making yourself look silly.

You just need to open up command then type what exactly you said,

If you on DOS. Type; C:/Format C:

You won't do double C:\ because what you see as the first C:\ is a prompt.

 

[LeviathanC]

Give it up, Master PePe. You are already owned by SilenceGold.

 

[SilenceGold]

Originally posted by Master PePe
Guess he need glassess more like thick soda bottle

Crying for public support would not be a good idea.

Again, let me try to be more clearer because I will communicate you on the uneducated level.

Here is what exactly you said,

If you on DOS. Type; C:/Format C:

I typed what you said in RED.

This screenshot shows what I typed in RED.

Format did not work when I typed EXACTLY what you said.

 

[~Heather~]

:roll: LOOK CAREFULLY!!! YOU TYPED DOUBLE C:/ <-- WRONG!

FOLLOW MASTER'S DIRECTIONS -- SEE THAT SCREENSHOT HE TOOK, FOLLOW THAT STEP BY STEP!

eh, you like to humiliate people? Don't be EGO. He's trying to help you. Again, LOOK CAREFULLY.

 

[~Heather~]

Please tell me if those two LOOK same? No, its not.

Master's - http://alldeaf.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=68637

Silence's - http://alldeaf.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=68813

Now who's talking stupid? :roll:

*bows out of this thread*

 

[SilenceGold]

In short,

If you on DOS. Type; C:/Format C:

The correct way you should have said is.

If you on DOS. Type; Format C:

or an alternative way,

If you on DOS. Type this to make it look like C:\>format C:

Why is my format is working like below?
http://alldeaf.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=68637

Of course, because it worked, you typed only format C: instead of doing what you exactly said, C:\format C:.

 

[DoVip]

SilenceGold and Master PePe are that correct!

 

[Janitor]

First of all... May I ask why you want to format your computer..?

Formatting comes with great responisbility... DON'T format if you don't have your windows 98/NT/2000/XP if you don't have it, face it then you'll be screwed..

Formatting your computer, go into DOS mode and type in Format C:

Follow Silence Gold's instructions it is right.

 

[SilenceGold]

Erm..I noticed that Master Pepe's posts were deleted...that makes my instructions seem way overboard. :/

 

[WilGecko]

ouch about master pepe posts, but you are right silencegold, just type "format c:" next to c prompt....I've had to reinstall several times before