Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?

Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
> Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?

What do you mean with "clean installation"? Did you format the disc?

Because you did a Repair Install, not a format & reinstall?

Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
> Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?

On Fri, 1 May 2009 13:32:01 -0700, Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?



A clean installation deletes *everything*. If everything was not
deleted, what was done was *not* a clean installation.

Exactly how did you do this?

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Yes, I did.

"Roger" wrote:

> Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
> > Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
>
> What do you mean with "clean installation"? Did you format the disc?
>

I am sure. I formatted the HD drive. In fact, all the programs were removed
but not the users' data nor some viruses.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Because you did a Repair Install, not a format & reinstall?
>
> Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
> > Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
>

I am sure, I performed a clean installation. I formatted the HD drive. In
fact before the formating process started I had two options fast format or
normal format, I chose normal format.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Fri, 1 May 2009 13:32:01 -0700, Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
>
>
>
> A clean installation deletes *everything*. If everything was not
> deleted, what was done was *not* a clean installation.
>
> Exactly how did you do this?
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

If you really formatted the system partition then your data resides on a
data partition, which you did not format. Nothing will survive a format
process.

If it's all on one partition, then please post the following details:
1. The full name (drive & folder) where the surviving data resides.
2. The date and time stamp of the folder "c:\Program Files".


"Eric Ramirez Rodriguez" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:0DE7E3FC-B6F3-4101-9B74-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, I did.
>
> "Roger" wrote:
>
>> Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
>> > Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
>>
>> What do you mean with "clean installation"? Did you format the disc?
>>

Then you didn't do it correctly or you used an already-infected Image to
reinstall Windows.

Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
> I am sure. I formatted the HD drive. In fact, all the programs were
> removed
> but not the users' data nor some viruses.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Because you did a Repair Install, not a format & reinstall?
>>
>> Eric Ramirez Rodriguez wrote:
>>> Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?

On Fri, 1 May 2009 14:35:01 -0700, Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I am sure, I performed a clean installation. I formatted the HD drive. In
> fact before the formating process started I had two options fast format or
> normal format, I chose normal format.


You may be sure you did a clean installation and formatted the entire
drive, but I am also completely sure that you did not.

If you format an entire drive, *everything* on that drive is gone.
There are no other possibilities.

Either you didn't do what you think you did, or you formatted only one
of two or more partitions on the drive.


> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 1 May 2009 13:32:01 -0700, Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > > Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
> >
> >
> >
> > A clean installation deletes *everything*. If everything was not
> > deleted, what was done was *not* a clean installation.
> >
> > Exactly how did you do this?
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

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