HOW TO FORMAT C DISK IN MY LAPTOP

[ricky.lorenzana]

To get rid of a MALWARE in my COMPAQ Presario V4125CL running WINDOWS
XP I Need to FORMAT the DISK and reinstal WINDOWS XP. My PC does not
have FLOPPY DRIVE for the START UP DISK. How can I FORMAT the C DISK
without the floppy (start up)
Please HELP to solve this problem!!!!

 

[db.·.. >]

most often laptops
"require" special
drivers only available
from the manufacturer.

so installing windows
from scratch may not
be successful:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/setupCategory?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=500275&lang=en

 

[Ricky]

Have a look here for info..
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...275&rule=20751&lang=en&docname=c00608578#N907

 

[Bruce Chambers]

To get rid of a MALWARE in my COMPAQ Presario V4125CL running WINDOWS
XP I Need to FORMAT the DISK and reinstal WINDOWS XP. My PC does not
have FLOPPY DRIVE for the START UP DISK. How can I FORMAT the C DISK
without the floppy (start up)
Please HELP to solve this problem!!!!

Formatting the hard drive to solve a virus or spyware problem is
rather like using an axe to trim one's fingernails. Sure, it'll
probably get the job done, but it's rather messy...., and almost always
unnecessary.

However, if that's what you want to do:

After backing up any data (being careful not to backup the virus)
you wish to transfer to the new OS installation, simply boot from the
WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete,
create, and format partitions 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.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Then the backed up data can be restored and applications re-installed.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[ricky.lorenzana]

     Formatting the hard drive to solve a virus or spyware problem is
rather like using an axe to trim one's fingernails.  Sure, it'll
probably get the job done, but it's rather messy...., and almost always
unnecessary.

     However, if that's what you want to do:

     After backing up any data (being careful not to backup the virus)
you wish to transfer to the new OS installation, simply boot from the
WinXP installation CD.  You'll be offered the opportunity to delete,
create, and format partitions 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.)

HOW TO Install Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

     Then the backed up data can be restored and applications re-installed.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

Since I don't have much to back up and I have the SOFTWARE NEEDED that
came with may LAPTOP. Yesterday I tried to FORMAT the Disk and it
did!!!! It was able to remove the "VIRUS" but now I noticed that
nothing else was removed: PICS, MUSIC AN SOME DOCS, etc. Before
performing the FORMATTING The PC was using 13 gb. NOW is using17
gb... I want to get rid of everything and load windows on to EMPTY AND
CLEAN HARD DRIVE.
Please HELP!!!!

 

[Big Al]

Since I don't have much to back up and I have the SOFTWARE NEEDED that
came with may LAPTOP. Yesterday I tried to FORMAT the Disk and it
did!!!! It was able to remove the "VIRUS" but now I noticed that
nothing else was removed: PICS, MUSIC AN SOME DOCS, etc. Before
performing the FORMATTING The PC was using 13 gb. NOW is using17
gb... I want to get rid of everything and load windows on to EMPTY AND
CLEAN HARD DRIVE.
Please HELP!!!!

If your pics, music and some docs are still there then you did not
FORMAT the drive. Formatting a drive wipes all data off. Nothing
will survive. A fresh load of XP will not take 17 Gig.
You probably skipped a step to format the drive and just overwrote the
OS, thus leaving all the old docs, pics etc.