Re: Formatting Hard Drive from Windows XP.




Because I knew that it could not be done, and my information was safe, I initiated a format just so the computer would generate the error message that you see below!
 
 
 
Now will you GO AWAY and stop with this nonsense! Just admit you are wrong!
 

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Regards,
 
Richard Urban
 
aka   Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
 
"REDWAGON" <REDWAGON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F3A5E505-7F32-4CD5-88A1-224B288E418B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
> One question to Richard and Keith: Have you tried what I have suggested ? If
> not maybe you should. And all of my computers including my laptop are NOT
> screwed up. They all work perfect. The laptop is an HP ze5385us and my other
> two desk top computers are custom that I built myself from the MB on up. I
> have built about a dozen so far for other people and so far no one has had
> problems with any of them. And all of the operating systems are legal and
> running fine.
>
> Too bad I can't take a video of the entire format operation and place it on
> this group so some of you would take note as how this works. I take it from
> all those that have replied on this particular post, have never done what I
> have suggested.
>
> By the way Richard, all of my HD's on all of my computers have been
> partitioned for 100% of the allocated amount, so I'm not just formatting a
> different partition as you suggested.
>
> Last comment for Keith: You are a real loser with a big mouth !!!
>
> Redwagon
>
>
>
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
>>
>> "REDWAGON" <
REDWAGON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
news:F8038FC6-D9DA-49DA-BF38-21C0564EA222@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>> > Well, first: Keith I think youn are the idiot. I have done this on several
>> > occasions with my laptop and also with a couple of desktop computers I
>> > have.
>> > You can not only format your root "c" drive but also if you have any other
>> > slave HD's on your system you can do the same thing on them also. Just go
>> > to
>> > my computer, right click on the particular HD you want to format and then
>> > click on the FORMAT option when the drop down menu appears.
>> >
>> > And as for Pegasus: Maybe you need to try it also, as you said you were
>> > not
>> > sure if this would work or not. I suggest before you advise someone else
>> > about trying a particular option in Win XP before giving out advice, you
>> > should be sure of what you are saying too !!
>> >
>> > By the way to the real idiot (Keith) I just finished formatting my "C"
>> > hard
>> > drive on my laptop and it does work !!! I then used my restore disks I
>> > received with the computer when I bought it and re-installed Win XP (SP1).
>> > And it's back working great again.
>> >
>> > Redwagon...
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Dear Redwagon,
>>    My apologies for understimating you. You're an ever bigger idiot than I
>> gave you credit for.
>>
>>
>>


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