How can I COMPLETELY wipe my hard drive with 2000 on it?

[Uncle Peaches]

Hello.
My computer has decided to be a nuisance, so I'm trying to
wipe everything and start over again. Well, I tried to
reinstall Win 2000, but instead of writing over the old
2000, it just made a partition with yet another instance
of 2000!!! I am aware that it asks you during setup which
you want to do, install over the old OS or create a new
partition, but I chose the install over the old OS and it
still just made a new partition!! I've tried it 2x, to no
avail.
For some reason, I can't find the info online on how to
wipe everything completely.....
Do I use fdisk?? I can't remember how and I can't find the
docs I printed out the last time I had to do this.
Thanks,
Peaches

 

[Dave Patrick]

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 CD-Rom setup disks. The
set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom; change to
the \bootdisk directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

 

[Uncle Peaches]

Thanks Dave!
I'll try it out.

:O) Peaches :O)

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)


Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

Download "Delpart" this utility will delete the NTFS
partion so you can start a clean install.

 

[PC_Wiz]

You can ran the debug.exe DOS utility:

Here are some links for your convenience:

Removing Non-DOS Partitions with Debug
http://tinyurl.com/34hd

http://tinyurl.com/v6kr

Note: Once you done running debug, you need to Fdisk/format the drive.


255867 How to Use Fdisk and Format to Partition or Repartition a Har
Disk
http://tinyurl.com/fmd

PC_Wi

 

[Jonathan Gonzalez]

Try to make a LOW LEVEL FORMAT.
look here to more material.
http://www.disk-utility.com/hard-disk-low-level-format.html

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[Guest]

Do a google search for "autoclave"; this is software that will completely
erase your harddrive....I don't suppose you mean "erase" but leave windows
on the drive? That won't work.

-L