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1 posted on 12/09/2003 11:52:04 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
re boot w/ your floppy
from dos prompt enter fdisk to partition C: drive & pick from alts
reboot w/ floppy & at dos prompt enter format C: /s
2 posted on 12/09/2003 12:24:54 PM PST by AlBondigas
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If you do a CTRL-ALT-DEL anything odd running ?
3 posted on 12/09/2003 12:28:16 PM PST by AlBondigas
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I am not up on this as I used to be. First question, do you have the original windows cd? Second question, do you have the orignal boot disc. This disc has the setup instructions for machines with blank formatted hard drives.

You will need to find out from somebody else if a reload from scratch is possible with a startup disc.

If you have a branded machine (compaq, dell, gateway, etc} you will almost certainly need the original software.


4 posted on 12/09/2003 12:30:52 PM PST by DeepDish (This space for rent)
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I added a couple of keywords to your topic in the hope that it will draw more help.
5 posted on 12/09/2003 12:34:26 PM PST by DeepDish (This space for rent)
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gwscan will write zeros (AKA low level format) to any hard drive...so they claim


http://support.gateway.com/s/harddrv/Misc/7513483/7513483su6.shtml

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?param=gwscan&st=kw


28 posted on 12/09/2003 1:42:05 PM PST by dennisw (G_d is at war with Amalek for all generations)
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Buy a Mac!!!!!
29 posted on 12/09/2003 1:48:08 PM PST by NCC-1701 ((Good luck, happy hunting, and God-speed to the US military and our allies in this operation.))
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