Format (1 Viewer)

[MoNNiE]

Hey can someone teach me how to format..? my computer is being a snail lately and i neeed to fix this hulk of shit before i get cable...

is there an alternative to formatting besides through dos?!!

--sorry! posted in the wrong forum!

 

[Huss]

well the best thing for u to do is go to the IT section of this forum and search other threads that have this topic already discussed.

 

[MoNNiE]

thx huss

 

[Winston]

do a search here first and look at the sticky for submitting technical problems, we are not going to ask this and that we need u to answer those questions so we can help u with ease.

 

[Huss]

Originally posted by MoNNiE
thx huss

anytime

 

[Minai]

the easisest IS thru DOS...

format c:/q/u/v



(remembering to backup everything important!)

 

[Fosweb]

Originally posted by Minai
format c:/q/u/v

Yup. Thats the easiest.

If you have XP, then I suggest getting a Win98SE startup disk, run that, then type that.

You can get bootdisks here: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Or the Windows 98SE specifically here: http://www.24by7.ca/files/boot98se.exe

 

[Huy]

As much as I would like to explain 'everything' -- I think the best thing for you to do, Monnie, is to search the IT Stuff forum, as there have been plenty of threads, with the same questions being asked, and the same answers being given.

It saves a lot of time when you can research things for yourself, rather than having someone else explain things to you.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Huy
As much as I would like to explain 'everything' -- I think the best thing for you to do, Monnie, is to search the IT Stuff forum, as there have been plenty of threads, with the same questions being asked, and the same answers being given.

It saves a lot of time when you can research things for yourself, rather than having someone else explain things to you.

Exactly , and i want people to give more info i hate asking and asking wat file system your on, what's your PC specs, blah blah blah, arggh it takes time to explain it, if users provide us with such information i'm sure i can explain it in one post, not 9 pages trying to find out what your PC Specs are!

 

[MoNNiE]

thx guys.. i really appeciate it..
reading 9 pages isn't very attractive i know..maybe you should create like i dunno a typical questions asked in this forum.. page.. q & a.. i think it might be more easier to go through trying to find 'that ' sepcific post' or posting a thread which has been delted with before
anyways.. my suggestions are usually rather bad...all well

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by MoNNiE
thx guys.. i really appeciate it..
reading 9 pages isn't very attractive i know..maybe you should create like i dunno a typical questions asked in this forum.. page.. q & a.. i think it might be more easier to go through trying to find 'that ' sepcific post' or posting a thread which has been delted with before
anyways.. my suggestions are usually rather bad...all well

No No, that's in my mind already just haven't had the time to do it yet.