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Posted by jon on Apr-02-2003 09:24:

quote:
Originally posted by icedale
There are these winXp boot disks which will help you format the disk.

why use a boot up disk when the win xp cd has the format and fdisk prorgrams on it? talk about making a easy task loads harder...

Posted by AussieTrance on Apr-02-2003 09:27:

Good god, formatting with XP is so terribly simple. Set your bios to boot from cd first, then pop in the cd, then hit "any" key to start the process. From there on, if it asks you to either hit any key or wait (cant rmember the exact thing), dont hit any key, just wait...

Posted by Dave_Masters on Apr-02-2003 11:30:

quote:
Originally posted by jonsimmonds
why use a boot up disk when the win xp cd has the format and fdisk prorgrams on it? talk about making a easy task loads harder...

I think that some computers are unable to boot from a cd. Thats why there is a Xp Floppy boot.. however its total shit.

Posted by jon on Apr-02-2003 12:02:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveC

I think that some computers are unable to boot from a cd. Thats why there is a Xp Floppy boot.. however its total shit.

not anymore really, with older cd drives it was a problem but with all the stuff from teh past 5 years it should work!

Posted by Rostros on Apr-02-2003 15:07:

Windoze XP Has a Roll back mode, you can send the computer back in time, serious this is what i did when mt OS Screwed up, Reformatting sounds harsh.

Posted by yujie__ on Apr-02-2003 17:37:

i reformat each year to clean out puter and make it "new" again

Posted by Steven Hays on Apr-02-2003 20:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Starfox
try booting with the 2000 or XP CD. and run setup. You can either delete the partition, or re-format it. Should not be too hard

xxx
fox

This is somewhat true to what I did a couple months ago. I have a Dell and didn't know what to so I called them up 24/7 and they helped wonderfully. I also just formatted my g/f dell the other day and did something completely different through the technical support. Anyways, the first step would be to change the boot option to CD, but I had to use a diagnostics and utilities CD that came with my PC and I had to go from there. From there I was able to partition, but from my XP cd, I couldn't. Of course I think this has to do with my PC being a DELL and all software is Dell oriented. So FOX, what you said it totally correct and should work. Windows XP for some reason doesn't allow you format through the C:\ prompt for some reason???

IF ANYONE HAS A DELL, CALL THEM, IT IS WORTH IT AND THEY ARE 24/7!

peace,

Steve

Posted by DragonFlyJoneS on Apr-02-2003 20:10:

quote:
Originally posted by E\/AN AL|\/|AE
This is somewhat true to what I did a couple months ago. I have a Dell and didn't know what to so I called them up 24/7 and they helped wonderfully. I also just formatted my g/f dell the other day and did something completely different through the technical support. Anyways, the first step would be to change the boot option to CD, but I had to use a diagnostics and utilities CD that came with my PC and I had to go from there. From there I was able to partition, but from my XP cd, I couldn't. Of course I think this has to do with my PC being a DELL and all software is Dell oriented. So FOX, what you said it totally correct and should work. Windows XP for some reason doesn't allow you format through the C:\ prompt for some reason???

IF ANYONE HAS A DELL, CALL THEM, IT IS WORTH IT AND THEY ARE 24/7!

peace,

Steve

dont call dell. i work for them and we give people the run around real good. hahaha

Posted by club4life on Apr-02-2003 22:02:

quote:
Originally posted by DragonFlyJoneS
dont call dell. i work for them and we give people the run around real good. hahaha

No Joke

I just spent $2300 on a new Dell that runs like shite right out of the box. I was on the phone with Dell tech support for 45 minutes last night, I got transferred three times before I finally got fed up and hung up while I was on hold. If I can't get this thing running right by this weekend, its gong straight back to dell and I'm going to build a computer.

Posted by DragonFlyJoneS on Apr-02-2003 22:52:

quote:
Originally posted by club4life
No Joke

I just spent $2300 on a new Dell that runs like shite right out of the box. I was on the phone with Dell tech support for 45 minutes last night, I got transferred three times before I finally got fed up and hung up while I was on hold. If I can't get this thing running right by this weekend, its gong straight back to dell and I'm going to build a computer.

yah lose the dell mang

Posted by refuge on Apr-03-2003 03:10:

hit F8 before windows has a chance to boot. and go to 'boot logging'.

then you will be prompted to insert your 'windows xp' cd, and you

know the rest, this will fix the problem without having you to make

you format your hardrive making you lose all your precious mp3s. this

happened to me once when i was attacked by a virus known as.vbs

virus, which converted all my mp3's to .vbs files, and i thought i was

fucked and was left with the ultimatum of having to format, and then

i discovered boot logging, and i was saved. i don't know what i would

have done if i lost all my precious trance mp3's. all the blood,

sweat, and tears wasted.... KEYWORD: BOOT LOGGING

Posted by jon on Apr-03-2003 07:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Trance_A_Holik
hit F8 before windows has a chance to boot. and go to 'boot logging'.

then you will be prompted to insert your 'windows xp' cd, and you

know the rest, this will fix the problem without having you to make

you format your hardrive making you lose all your precious mp3s. this

happened to me once when i was attacked by a virus known as.vbs

virus, which converted all my mp3's to .vbs files, and i thought i was

fucked and was left with the ultimatum of having to format, and then

i discovered boot logging, and i was saved. i don't know what i would

have done if i lost all my precious trance mp3's. all the blood,

sweat, and tears wasted.... KEYWORD: BOOT LOGGING

No, the keyword should be : BACKUPS

if any files are preciosu to you you shoulf have backups, cd writers are cheep as anything now, and blank cd's cost less than a postage stamp.

also how did the virus get into your pc in the first place? how come you wernt running any anti virus software to protect your pc?

Posted by jon on Apr-03-2003 07:43:

quote:
Originally posted by DragonFlyJoneS
dont call dell. i work for them and we give people the run around real good. hahaha

haha so true!

Posted by refuge on Apr-03-2003 22:26:

i was running norton systemworks 02' at the time. but i dl/ed the f'ing virus off of kazaa which i thought was an mp3, but turned out to be .vbs

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