The old "format c:"
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Date: 06/21/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:48:10 -0700
a little knowlege can be dangerous... a C: dos prompt
format C: will leave you hanging without an operating
system, although you could boot from a system disk. I
would enable boot from the CD and insert your Dell system
disk then follow the prompts for a new install.
>-----Original Message-----
>My computer, so far as I can tell, is just FUBAR with
>viruses and spyware, bad registry and bad files that no
>anti-virus or anti-spayware can clean. With all
>the "innovations" and such of XP, can I still just get
>a "C" prompt and reformat the hard drive and start over?
>I don't want any silly partitions or whatever, and I
don't
>want any leftover viruses or spyware on the drive. I
want
>it spotless clean, with nothing, not even even anything
in
>the FAT. I only know enough to be dangerous.
>
>I've got the XP disc that came with the system (Gateway),
>and all my software. I've got Norton's Internet Security
>package as well, but it didn't stop the junk from piling
>up on my machine.
>
>I thought these things were supposed to get EASIER to use
>as time went one, not more impossible.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>.
>
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