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Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
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Roger
Eric said:Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
What do you mean with "clean installation"? Did you format the disc?
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PA Bear [MS MVP]
Because you did a Repair Install, not a format & reinstall?
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Ken Blake, MVP
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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Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
Yes, I did.
Roger said:What do you mean with "clean installation"? Did you format the disc?
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Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
I am sure. I formatted the HD drive. In fact, all the programs were removed
but not the users' data nor some viruses.
but not the users' data nor some viruses.
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Eric Ramirez Rodriguez
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.
fact before the formating process started I had two options fast format or
normal format, I chose normal format.
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Pegasus [MVP]
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".
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".
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PA Bear [MS MVP]
Then you didn't do it correctly or you used an already-infected Image to
reinstall Windows.
reinstall Windows.
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Ken Blake, MVP
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.
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DL
A clean installation of win, using the win cd does not give any option to
fast or normal format
fast or normal format
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Shenan Stanley
Eric said:Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
You did not do it properly?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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Terry R.
The date and time was Friday, May 01, 2009 3:56:52 PM, and on a whim, DL
pounded out on the keyboard:
I have reinstalled XP on over two dozen laptops in the last month.
There IS an option for a Quick Format and a regular format.
Terry R.
pounded out on the keyboard:
A clean installation of win, using the win cd does not give any option to
fast or normal format
I have reinstalled XP on over two dozen laptops in the last month.
There IS an option for a Quick Format and a regular format.
Terry R.
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Bruce Chambers
Eric said:Why a clean intallation didn't delete the users' data and viruses?
Because you obviously didn't really perform a clean installation. What
tool(s) did you use to delete, recreate, and then format the system
partition?
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