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JohnSmith1 said:
How can I format my hard disk (I mean absolutyl a clean hard disk) under XP
pro?

Thanks.
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Formatting your hard disk under WinXP is equivalent
to sawing off the branch you're sitting on. The result
is bound to be unpleasant which is why Windows will
not let you do it. Boot the machine with your WinXP
CD, then allow the partition(s) to be deleted when you
get the opportunity to say so.
 
find out which HD you have and download their LLF (FKA) utility disk, WARNING
this will wipe the entire drive and data will not be able to be recovered.

IBM(Hitachi)
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/utils.html

Maxtor
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/index.htm

Fujitsu
http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/drivers.asp?L=en&CID=1

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/index.htm
FAQ: Low level format

Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp
 
=?Utf-8?B?Sm9oblNtaXRoMQ==?= said:
How can I format my hard disk (I mean absolutyl a clean hard disk) under XP
pro?
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You cant under XP. You need a boodisk and a zero fill util to do so.
 
Formatting your hard disk under WinXP is equivalent
to sawing off the branch you're sitting on. The result
is bound to be unpleasant which is why Windows will
not let you do it.
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If Windoze is so smart how come it allows any Wintard to install a virus or
trojan on a Windoze box?


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JohnSmith1 said:
How can I format my hard disk (I mean absolutyl a clean hard disk) under XP
pro?

Thanks.
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It sounds like you're trying to format the drive containing the
system volume from within WinXP. You can't. This would be the computer
equivalent of sawing off the tree limb you're sitting on, and WinXP is
"too smart" to allow this.

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.)


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