Windows 95/98: Erasing
Re: Erasing
by monique_hue - 9/17/04 6:38 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518I was told long ago (prob 10 over years ago) that at dos, just type "del.." and enter, all data in the PC would be deleted. However i have never tried it before. Don't noe if it works.
Re: Erasing
by Gregart - 9/17/04 7:05 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518Del *.* (use wildcard for multiple files/directories
erase *.* (Same as above)
format /s (for complete wipe and make bootable disk)
fdisk (hard format - remove MS-DOS sys and recreate)
del dir (use with wildcard (*.*) to delete multiple directories and files)
Re: Erasing
by caloy - 9/17/04 10:08 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518insert your boot-up floppy diskette (win 98) and at A prompt,type: format c/s. Like this: A:\>format c:/s
Re: Erasing
by cwbutler - 9/18/04 8:08 AM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518Ok -
Thank You
Re: Erasing
by lilolemissy - 9/18/04 2:18 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518FORMAT
Re: Erasing
by rover1 - 9/18/04 10:42 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518Having not used MSdos for a while it scatches the old grey matter.you can erase a hard drive with the "Format" command followed By a space and the drive letter you wish to erase be careful you can not get the data or programs back once the comman are carried out.
Re: Erasing
by SysGoddess - 9/20/04 8:08 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518It depends on which filesystem you're going to use but generally speaking it's format c: /FS:{FAT,FAT32 or NTFS}.
Re: Erasing
by jef homan - 10/1/04 11:05 PM In reply to: Erasing by virusbuster3518goto C prompt and type format? to get the syntax.
Basically, format c: to completetly redo a drive, or format c: /q for faster but not a thorough reformat (this will just erase the hard drive's FAT - File Allocation Table).
Man, I'm getting old - I use to teach this stuff!
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