re: formatting Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 9:59 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |You do understand that Formatting the HDD will wipe out everything[...]? | bob wells | Well, it will screw up everything. What it WON'T do is a secure deletion of data on the drive (if the OP is planning to give it away / sell it). |Before you proceed it might be a good idea to post some info |on what you are trying to accomplish[...] | Yup. Too often we see a question about *how* to do something --that is, someones's (often wrong) **perceived** solution to a problem-- and someone like Keith[1] answers the question that was asked without ever finding out what the actual problem is. |Do you have all the CD's/software to restore [your] system? | ...and the Windows Product Key? [1] I've been guilty of this myself. Written in response to: re: formatting (bob wells: Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 9:06 am) Responses to this message: re: formatting (bob wells: Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 11:18 am) re: formatting (Keith Stanier: Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 12:32 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] formatting (scooby: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 3:23 am) re: formatting (Keith Stanier: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 4:11 am) re: formatting (bob wells: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 9:06 am) re: formatting (gewg_: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 9:59 am) re: formatting (bob wells: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 11:18 am) re: formatting (Keith Stanier: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 12:32 pm) re: formatting (gewg_: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 1:22 pm) re: formatting (bob wells: Sat, Jun 16, 2007, 12:06 pm) Threading and blockquoting (gewg_: Sat, Jun 16, 2007, 12:51 pm) re: Threading and blockquoting (bob wells: Sat, Jun 16, 2007, 2:45 pm) re: formatting (Steve: Thu, Jun 14, 2007, 2:44 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum