hard disk

bboyz_dogg · 08-04-2005, 05:10 AM

my question is about deleting the hard disk. how do i delete it and clean my system. because i read that some people delete their hard disk in order to delete spy ware or viruses.

jjsevdt · 08-04-2005, 05:38 AM

If you want to format your hard drive, back up any imortant docs and insert your windows CD and restart you should choose to start from CD and you can do a clean install from there. That's really a last resort though, are you having Spy ware problems?

bboyz_dogg · 08-04-2005, 07:45 PM

yes i am i having spy ware problems with a laptop. its really messed up and its also old. but its still good. its windows 98. its lost any type of sound and it used to run in 256 colors but now it only runs in 16 bit. im pretty sure that its spy ware. but i have no windows cd thats the pronlem .....

Dropkickmurphys · 08-04-2005, 07:47 PM

as its windows 98 you have to insert a floppy boot disk and a windows 98 CD, restart your pc and follow the intructions!

bboyz_dogg · 08-04-2005, 08:18 PM

how do i get a floppy boot disk. i have a floppy and everything.

08-04-2005, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
bboyz_dogg New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16	hard disk my question is about deleting the hard disk. how do i delete it and clean my system. because i read that some people delete their hard disk in order to delete spy ware or viruses.

08-04-2005, 05:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
jjsevdt Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 25 Posts: 1,055	If you want to format your hard drive, back up any imortant docs and insert your windows CD and restart you should choose to start from CD and you can do a clean install from there. That's really a last resort though, are you having Spy ware problems? __________________ C2D E6420 @ 2.13GHz on AsRock Penryn1600SLI-110dB 4GB DDR2 800 1 - 750GB \| 1 - 120GB \| 1 - 60GB HDD PNY nVidia 9600GT Vista Ultimate 64bit All Powered by: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 530W PSU PSN: JjSeVdT Steam: JjSeVdT

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Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,944	as its windows 98 you have to insert a floppy boot disk and a windows 98 CD, restart your pc and follow the intructions! __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

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08-04-2005, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
bboyz_dogg New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16	yes i am i having spy ware problems with a laptop. its really messed up and its also old. but its still good. its windows 98. its lost any type of sound and it used to run in 256 colors but now it only runs in 16 bit. im pretty sure that its spy ware. but i have no windows cd thats the pronlem .....

08-04-2005, 08:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
bboyz_dogg New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16	how do i get a floppy boot disk. i have a floppy and everything.