formating

[greg]

i got osme wicked viruses mydoom and w32 worm or
somethign nothign ive tried including tools to remove
these specfic viruses has worked so i need to format my
HD and i cant remember how to open a command prompt
without open windows, so my question is how do i do that?

 

[Will]

Greetings.

Goto www.bootdisk.com and create 98 bootdisk.

Boot PC up with newly created boot floppy.

FDISK the mbr and format the drive.

Will

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Take this link and look at How To Format
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

 

[Kelly]

Hi Greg,

No need to format. Run the cleaners mentioned here:
Cleaning Up XP: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup

Then run the Startup Tracker from here and send me the logfile:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

 

[Michael Stevens]

i got osme wicked viruses mydoom and w32 worm or
somethign nothign ive tried including tools to remove
these specfic viruses has worked so i need to format my
HD and i cant remember how to open a command prompt
without open windows, so my question is how do i do that?

It is likely you don't need to format, but if necessary, your options
with XP installed can be accessed from the link below.

Format XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/format_XP.htm

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP-Shell
www.michaelstevenstech.com
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Formatting the hard drive to solve a virus 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.
What other corrective measures have you already attempted?

Because many of the newer viruses and worms can disable antivirus
applications whose definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one
or more of the free on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

If you still wish to proceed:

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


Bruce Chambers
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