Help!!

[Jason2k1]

My parents computer has totally gone wrong, theres loads of registry errors always occuring, and loads of other errors. I've had just about enough of it and found that the only soloution is, to wipe everything off the hard drive even windows me(upgrade from 98) and just start again from scratch. So how do i wipe the hard drive clean? And once it is, how do install windows again on the blank hard drive?

Please Help,


Jason

 

[GoNz0]

use a win98 startup floppy and type format c: /q for a quick format (takes about 10 seconds with the /q)

 

[[CpK]Bastid]

is quick format reliable?does it leave stuff behind?never used it myself rather do long way and be a lil more sure but im no techie so i dunno what im talkin bout

 

[GoNz0]

works fine for me. i only do a full format if there is a problem with the drive.

 

[Jason2k1]

How do i do a full format?


Thanks

 

[jimi_81]

The win98 cd is all u really need, its bootable, etc
if you dont have the floppy disk, just go in ur bios and make ur cdrom the first bootable device

 

[jimi_81]

d:\win98\format.com

if d is the cdrom

just "format c:"

 

[jimi_81]

with the cdrom as ur 1st bootable device.. or the startup disk whatever it is....start ur computer with CDROM SUPPORT
that will take u into dos... then goto d:\win98\format.com
and then type in format c:

 

[Jason2k1]

Thanks, i'll try that

Jason