format HDD

[larry jordan]

Hello


During a failed atempt at trying to do a format and install of a xp home
sp2 i somehow got a windows folder on my D:\ ( my o/s is on my C:\) , i
think it happened when after trying everything else to get my computer to
restart after setup copied to the windows installation folders i tried to
install on the D:\.
Now i want to format my D:\ , do i go to disk management (diskmgmt.msc)
and format and am good to go or does it take a expert to format D:\?
If you can help this old man out it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
larry

 

[Gordon]

Now i want to format my D:\ , do i go to disk management (diskmgmt.msc)

yep - do it there.

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi Larry,

Yes, as Gordon stated, you can do the format from Disk Management.

Larry, didn't you used to hang out in the W98 general discussion NG a while
back?

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Curt

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| Hello
|
|
| During a failed atempt at trying to do a format and install of a xp home
| sp2 i somehow got a windows folder on my D:\ ( my o/s is on my C:\) , i
| think it happened when after trying everything else to get my computer to
| restart after setup copied to the windows installation folders i tried to
| install on the D:\.
| Now i want to format my D:\ , do i go to disk management (diskmgmt.msc)
| and format and am good to go or does it take a expert to format D:\?
| If you can help this old man out it would be greatly appreciated.
| thanks
| larry
|
|

 

[Ron Badour]

Yes but why are you trying to format D: drive? If you want rid of the
Windows folder on D:, delete it (you can hold down the shift key to prevent
it from going into the trash bin).

 

[larry jordan]

Mr Badour

Thanks for reply. Ok i will delete first but i have installed stuff
wrong in the D:\ , i have been installing things in program files without a
folder like i would put stuff in D:\ProgramFiles instead of
D:\PromgramFiles\ad-aware and so on. its a mess.

I just wanted to make sure that it (HDD)would work if i formatted it I
have formatted before and it didnt showup afterwards and had to do something
else , but that was a new drive.
thanks again
larry

 

[Ron Badour]

Larry,

Installing your applications to a partition other than C: is OK (I do this
myself) but as you noted, they should be in their own folders. Since your
operating system is on C:, deleting everything on D: would provide the same
result as formatting the partition.

However, deleting/formatting will not get rid of the registry entries for
those programs. Assuming that you do not intend on formatting C: and
installing your system to a clean partition, your best bet will be to
uninstall the programs that are on D: partition. Once all are uninstalled,
then delete the mess on D: and reinstall your programs but in their own
folders this time.

If I have not discerned your problem correctly, please post back and I or
someone else will help.

 

[larry jordan]

Mr Badour


Shoot that sounds good , but I got another wreid problem i think. I got
a lot of games and programs on my D:\ , they work and all but none of them
are listed in the add/remove or start menu , Is this right?
thanks
larry

 

[larry jordan]

Mr Christianson

Yea i was in the 98 forum a lot here a while back.
larry

 

[Curt Christianson]

Larry,

Yeah, the name looked familiar. Welcome to the world of XP!

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
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| Mr Christianson
|
| Yea i was in the 98 forum a lot here a while back.
| larry
| | > Hi Larry,
| >
| > Yes, as Gordon stated, you can do the format from Disk Management.
| >
| > Larry, didn't you used to hang out in the W98 general discussion NG a
| > while
| > back?
| >
| > --
| > HTH,
| > Curt
| >
| > Windows Support Center
| > www.aumha.org
| > Practically Nerded,...
| > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
| >
| > | > | Hello
| > |
| > |
| > | During a failed atempt at trying to do a format and install of a xp
| > home
| > | sp2 i somehow got a windows folder on my D:\ ( my o/s is on my C:\) ,
i
| > | think it happened when after trying everything else to get my computer
| > to
| > | restart after setup copied to the windows installation folders i tried
| > to
| > | install on the D:\.
| > | Now i want to format my D:\ , do i go to disk management
| > (diskmgmt.msc)
| > | and format and am good to go or does it take a expert to format D:\?
| > | If you can help this old man out it would be greatly appreciated.
| > | thanks
| > | larry
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Ron Badour]

Some programs do not create an entry on the add-remove list. If you retain
these games, you will have to be careful of what you delete. If you do
remove something that is needed, you can always reinstall the non-working
program and hopefully any registry entries will be overwritten.

 

[larry jordan]

Mr Badour

I do not want to keep any games or programs on the D:\ , i want to wipe
them out.I ask you this because you said to uninstall any thing i didnt want
but since they are not in my add/remove or start menu , where do i uninstall
them from? Do i delete everything then go to registry and delete them?
thanks
larry

 

[Ron Badour]

Yes, delete them and if you are knowledgeable about manually editing the
registry, go for it but be sure to export before deleting in case problems
ensue. If you are not knowledgeable, just leave the registry alone--a few
hundred extra entries will not be critical.