CNET Forums: Message List - 2/25/05 How to reformat your hard drive http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in 2/25/05 How to reformat your hard drive. CNET Forums: Message List - 2/25/05 How to reformat your hard drive http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com Removing the password just open you pc. look for the small button like battery. Remove the battery from the slot. 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I ha ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013842.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013842.html 03 Mar 2005 17:21:32 PST reformat i find myself with a 60used/30 free space in my c drive (9gb total), yet i have 95gb free in my d drive---what about th ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013360.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013360.html 03 Mar 2005 14:23:09 PST Hi John, have tried posting your specific situation in the in a specific forum? <br><br>While this answer is from the newsletter and specific to the situation from our submitter R ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013074.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1013074.html 03 Mar 2005 12:20:57 PST Slipping Toward Ignorance My little binary buddy has been suffering for a few years, and I have kept him going with chewing gum and duct tape, but ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1011063.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1011063.html 02 Mar 2005 15:18:14 PST Reformat I am running Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2.I have a Dell Dimension 2400 Desktop with Intel Celeron 1.80 GHz, 5 ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1008099.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1008099.html 01 Mar 2005 13:32:44 PST (NT) Thanks AAAA, Now I have a more complete Plan ! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1005226.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1005226.html 28 Feb 2005 13:27:34 PST RE: Backing up music files If you have files that are too large (or too many) for burning onto CD's or ZIP disks, that would call for some larger m ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1005037.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1005037.html 28 Feb 2005 12:11:37 PST Thanks Wolf_10! 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With that screwed-up mess called XP Pro, I don't see how anybody could possibly go a year unless they were willing to pu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1001035.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-1001035.html 26 Feb 2005 20:02:31 PST Two key items In reading the primary response, and several others,<br>I didnt see two key things that really help:<br><br>1) Don't run ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-999697.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-999697.html 26 Feb 2005 08:26:56 PST format what is the diffrent bet FAT32 and NTFS.C DRIVE BECOME NTFS AFTER DELAT ITS PARTION . I MACK D OPRATING SYSTEM.EXPLAIN H ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-999495.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-999495.html 26 Feb 2005 06:47:48 PST Wow! Thanks for the Tip! I will download and try it. Is ther anything to worry about running this program do you think?<br>Wayne ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-998634.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-998634.html 25 Feb 2005 20:26:00 PST The use of GetDataBack Phazyme you are totally right, for everyone benefit I may add that GetDataBack will recover your data even after your d ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-998224.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-998224.html 25 Feb 2005 16:08:03 PST Different order? Dana:<br><br>Thank you for the very complete instructions. 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