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Posted by WhooCares on Sep-22-2006 00:40:

I failed @ reformatting COMP

anyway, ive done it plenty f times just this time i dont know wtf happened...

my friends comp needed reformatting so i offered to do it...anyway
usually when i do it i reboot with the disk and go on about it that way
anyway
this time, i don tknow why, with windows loaded, i started installing windows on top of the one already installed, 2 copies if u may....anyway
it rebooted and started installing, then it bust out saying theres no room for it to install, altho theres 20 gigs left on C:drive..so it cancels and starts erasing the recent installation files..fine, i was gonna do it the way i always do it anyway, so it reboots, and comes back to trying to install windows..wont gimme anyother option..keep busting out that theres no room, even after it claims it has "removed previous installation files"

now when i boot F8, safe mode or previous working installment or whatever, it says one file is corrupted and i need to replace itbefore i can get into th ealready installed windows.. now i aint THAt good with comps so im stumpped...

i really need help removing or formatting all drives and starting the process all over..

sorry if it might seem a bit confusing, IT IS TO ME

Posted by jdat on Sep-22-2006 00:42:

http://www.bootdisk.com/

get a dos bootdisk and put it on a floppy.

Boot from the floppy and do format c:

Posted by mezzir on Sep-22-2006 00:45:

quote:
Originally posted by jdat
http://www.bootdisk.com/

get a dos bootdisk and put it on a floppy.

Boot from the floppy and do format c:

+1

lol i don't get how formatting can go wrong

format c: [enter]
done
lol

Posted by jdat on Sep-22-2006 00:47:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
+1

lol i don't get how formatting can go wrong

format c: [enter]
done
lol

I got cisco, mcse, oracle, sap, a+, pmi pmp, itil, etc certs and all I learned was format c:

Posted by WhooCares on Sep-22-2006 00:54:

fuck what if i dont have a floppy laying around...

Posted by igottaknow on Sep-22-2006 01:12:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares
fuck what if i dont have a floppy laying around...

you go to a store tomorrow and buy one.

Posted by Danny Ocean on Sep-22-2006 01:18:

isn't walmart open 24/7?

Posted by igottaknow on Sep-22-2006 01:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Danny Ocean
isn't walmart open 24/7?

if it took him this long to try to format it could take longer to figure out how to get to a walmart.

Posted by dallastar on Sep-22-2006 01:29:

Re: I failed @ reformatting COMP

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares

love your avatar! you dick

Posted by WhooCares on Sep-22-2006 01:43:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
if it took him this long to try to format it could take longer to figure out how to get to a walmart.

lol yeah i suck @ life..

anyway yeah imma go buy some tomorrow

Posted by pvdAngel on Sep-22-2006 01:44:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares
fuck what if i dont have a floppy laying around...

Reminds me of high school patter.

Posted by igottaknow on Sep-22-2006 01:48:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWhooCares
lol yeah i suck @ life..

anyway yeah imma go buy some tomorrow

i was j/k. good luck. now you know why PCs still come with floppy drives

Posted by mezzir on Sep-22-2006 02:19:

if you don't have a floppy you can do it with a cd too, way easier than going out and buying a floppy
you just have to hit f10 or w/e while its booting to make sure it boots to the cd first

Posted by chris harrington on Sep-22-2006 03:43:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
if it took him this long to try to format it could take longer to figure out how to get to a walmart.

lol