i need help wiping my hard drive

[Guest]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is there any
way i can do this with out removing windows?

 

[Guest]

No, it requires a clean install.

 

[Rock]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is there any
way i can do this with out removing windows?

No. Wiping by it's very meaning, is to destroy all the information on the
drive, normally by writing numbers to all sectors of the drive. What is the
malware status of the computer? How do you check for it?

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

Repair install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is there any
way i can do this with out removing windows?

Are you for real?

 

[Lil' Dave]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is there any
way i can do this with out removing windows?

Depends on what exactly is making it slow to begin with.
Dave

 

[Mark F.]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is there any
way i can do this with out removing windows?

Why don't you try cleaning the drive first. Remove temp files, temporary
internet cache files, etc. Using the "Disk Cleanup" utility.

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup.

Defragment the drive too.

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter.

More info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_cleanup_utility.htm
http://www.whitecanyon.com/hard-drive-clean-up.php


Mark

 

[George]

Are you for real?

Now that is MORONIC

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

i want to wipe my hard drive because my computer is very slow is
there any way i can do this with out removing windows?

No. Wiping your hard drive *means* removing everything on it, and that
"everything" includes Windows, your installed programs, all the data files
files, music files, pictures, and so on that are there.

By the way, I do *not* recommend doing what you want to do. In my view, it's
usually a mistake. With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to
reinstall Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG
3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, each for the
period of time before the next version came out, and each on two machines
here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had anything more
than an occasional minor problem.

It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical support
people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost any problem they
don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and reinstall." That's the
perfect solution for them. It gets you off the phone quickly, it almost
always works, and it doesn't require them to do any real troubleshooting (a
skill that most of them obviously don't possess in any great degree).

But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to
restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your programs, you
have to reinstall all the Windows and application updates,you have to locate
and install all the needed drivers for your system, you have to recustomize
Windows and all your apps to work the way you're comfortable with.

Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may have
trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs? Can you
find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data backups to restore?
Do you even remember all the customizations and tweaks you may have
installed to make everything work the way you like?

Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve that Windows
should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far between;
reinstallation should not be a substitute for troubleshooting; it should be
a last resort, to be done only after all other attempts at troubleshooting
by a qualified person have failed.

If you have problems, post them here; it's likely that someone can help you
and a reinstallation won't be required

Besides, if the problems you are having are the result of something you've
done wrong (and they probably are), and you reinstall Windows without
finding out what you did wrong, you will very likely repeat the actions that
led to the problems and quickly find yourself in the same position.

 

[Guest]

the thing is i dont know whats wrong and the problem keeps progressing if
anyone can remotley connect i cna show you what i mean