reformat lol

lol, I checked google first, don't worry.

I don't have my xp discs. I can't access My Computer due to a virus. I can't use system restore.

Are there any other options? I'm sure you can format with msdos, but I don't know how... I'm having problems finding info on the google since most people only offer the "boot your xp disc" option.

PS: I'm using windows xp.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Do you have anti-virus software installed? If so restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key and see if it boots up and then run your anti-virus software.

Originally Posted by M.U.G.E.N. Forever

I'm sure you can format with msdos, but I don't know how...

You could download a XP floppy boot disk and format that way but without the XP CD you'll have no way to reinstall windows and you'll lose everything.

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I'd recommend you torrent one of those Windows XP ISOs, so readily available. For more safety, get the torrent that's XP SP3, straight from MSDN, rather than any other "slipstreamed" images.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm not really losing much if I wipe the HD, to be honest I've been thinking about doing it for other reasons, this just gives me a need for it. I save everything on an external so I'm only losing installed programs which are easily replaced.

I'll see if I can even find myself with a computer that can burn disks, at the moment I'm left using Ubuntu right off the CD, my ps3 and my work computer. Limited options. I would much rather wipe and install ubuntu for now until I get my disks back in a few monthes...

So how do you do it with msdos?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Boot to DOS. Type "format C: /q" without the quotes.

How ya doing, buddy?

I thought the dos command was fdisk.

You know, the way people used to give horrible "advice" to people asking retarded questions involving computers, like telling them to press ALT-F4.


THE MAOR YOU KNOW.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I believe fdisk is a program that you run, it lets you do stuff like partition and junk like that in addition to just formatting the drive.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by M.U.G.E.N. Forever

I'm not really losing much if I wipe the HD, to be honest I've been thinking about doing it for other reasons, this just gives me a need for it. I save everything on an external so I'm only losing installed programs which are easily replaced.

I'll see if I can even find myself with a computer that can burn disks, at the moment I'm left using Ubuntu right off the CD, my ps3 and my work computer. Limited options. I would much rather wipe and install ubuntu for now until I get my disks back in a few monthes...

So how do you do it with msdos?

The ubuntu CD will format your hard drive if you install it. There's no need to use msdos.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

yea, that ended up happening.

thanks for the help folks.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Couldnt you just boot to safemode, and nuke all the virus shit with msconfig?

There's nowhere I can't reach.