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Vista hard drive delete

  • 10-09-2008 11:12am
    #1
    LolaDub
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    I'm trying to delete the hd on my dell m1330 but it won't respond to any of the usual commands. Ideas?


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    "Trying to delete the hard drive".

    What are you trying to do?


  • #3
    LolaDub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭LolaDub


    I'm trying to wipe all the information off it

    Thanks for any help!


  • #4
    yoyo
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    Insert the vista disk and use the partition manager to delete the partition, if you want to securely erase the drive, format it with DBan

    Nick

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  • #5
    seamus
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    And presumably vista too?

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/3ccec49c-2c67-4ff7-b672-ea1d32977aa81033.mspx#E6F


  • #6
    LolaDub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭LolaDub


    My preference would be to beat the crap out of it office space style but i'll give these a go. It won't respond to format c: etc.


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  • #7
    yoyo
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    LolaDub wrote: »
    My preference would be to beat the crap out of it office space style but i'll give these a go. It won't respond to format c: etc.
    Use DBan, I'm sure Vista doesn't have format c: functionality as it no longer supports the FAT32 file system afaik

    Nick

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  • #8
    ressem
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    yoyo wrote: »
    Use DBan, I'm sure Vista doesn't have format c: functionality as it no longer supports the FAT32 file system afaik

    Nick

    You're not supposed to be able to format the system partition while running that system in XP or 2000 either.

    You needed to boot from the XP CD, go to repair mode and
    format C: /fs:ntfs

    Though I don't know that this is available in Vista.


  • #9
    yoyo
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    ressem wrote: »
    You're not supposed to be able to format the system partition while running that system in XP or 2000 either.

    You needed to boot from the XP CD, go to repair mode and
    format C: /fs:ntfs

    Though I don't know that this is available in Vista.
    I was persuming OP tryed to format it from a dos prompt outside of windows :)

    Nick

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  • #10
    Overheal
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    There is no Outside of Windows anymore: the DOS Prompt IS Windows. I havent seen the real DOS Prompt since Windows 95.

    You needd to boot the computer from the CD and format the drive while its not in use.


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Overheal wrote: »
    There is no Outside of Windows anymore: the DOS Prompt IS Windows. I havent seen the real DOS Prompt since Windows 95.
    Could have sworn I saw one on a window 98 boot disk once,
    You needd to boot the computer from the CD and format the drive while its not in use.
    don't forget if you want to remove data you need a minimum of a long format. A quick format lasting only a few minutes only scrubs the index of the files on the drive, the files would still be recoverable with something like photorec.

    dban , or check which brand of HDD you have as some manufacturers have a utility that will issue an lower lever erase


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