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Format the hd???

sauv · 2006-03-22 12:02:57

Hey, a mate of mine has too many problems on his pc to list so he was thinking of formatting drive c and reinstalling windows. I'm just curious about what excactly does formatting do???

22-03-2006 12:02pm

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sauv

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Hey, a mate of mine has too many problems on his pc to list so he was thinking of formatting drive c and reinstalling windows. I'm just curious about what excactly does formatting do???

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#2 22-03-2006 12:23pm

kippy

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http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-Format-a-Hard-Drive.htm
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1778
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows/geek-to-live-how-to-format-your-hard-drive-and-install-windows-xp-from-scratch-157578.php

I suppose you could start reading the above where you'll find relevnat information.
If there are any gaps after that let us know what quesions you have or run a search in Google.

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