On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:41:11 +0100, "Steve Parry"
<k100rs_1990removethis@xxxxxxxxxxx> dropped the following oil-slick:
If he's installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro/Home then theres an option
to format the partition during the reinstall procedure.
I normally delete the existing partition, when offered during install, and
format after.
But not before backing up your personal data, I trust?
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gomez
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Re: Foopid stucking question time. ... If he's installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro/Home then theres an ... option to format the partition during the reinstall procedure. ... I normally delete the existing partition, when offered during install, ... But not before backing up your personal data,... (uk.rec.motorcycles)
Re: Foopid stucking question time. ... He knows less about computers than me, if you can imagine such a ... If he's installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro/Home then theres an option ... to format the partition during the reinstall procedure. ... (uk.rec.motorcycles)
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Re: restore xp home ...factory settings.... then re installing windows.... When you go to reinstall Windows, it will give you the option to format and partition your hard drive, otherwise known as "wiping the drive". ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: HD problems on HP Pavillion ze5602ea notebook ... I had only created a single 7 gig partition before, so the rest of the drive ... was RAW and unformatted (it wouldnt format from XP setup remember) So after ... Management I tried to format it, after half an hour it hadnt done anything ... > 30GB drives are not terribly expensive any more. ... (comp.sys.hp.hardware)
