Q: I have a 20 gig partitioned into 2 disks. I need to format the HD (my main HD) and reinstall Windows, etc. How can I do this without the information on my other partition on that disk? I can not risk that info.
thanks
guy
Info-Producto.com
Re:you have to make a boot disk otherwise how else are you going to boot to utilize dos ?
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Re:Ahhhhh…wouldn't it be easier just to create a Win98 emergency boot disk???
That will automatically have format, fdisk, scandisk etc on it……..
Greg
Info Products Creation Guru
Re:Very simple.
If you have Win 98 just format a floppy & select the "COPY SYSTEM FILES" option (makes it bootable). Then, copy FORMAT.COM from \Windows\Command directory onto the floppy (would also recommend copying at least FDISK.EXE, ATTRIB.EXE, EDIT.COM and SCANDISK.EXE onto the floppy.
Then – boot from floppy (make sure you've set that option in the BIOS that Floppy is first boot-device).
You will see this prompt:
Re:\>_ ==> _ == cursor.
Enter this:
format c:
Et voila – done. It'll format the HD & you're off to a clean start.
Hope this helps .
New: The Info Product Model
Re:So if i reboot to bootdisk, use DOS based reformat and reformat c:\ then i can install windows back onto it and it won't have touched my second partition on this drive right?
any tips on using reformat command, my DOS is a lil rusty…
Thanks for the quick reply by the way
guy
Info Product Profits Course
Re:Reformatting your C: partition won't affect the D: partition. You shouldn't need to fdisk. If you have any programs installed on D: which stuck dll's or anything into the C: partition you may need to reinstall them as well.
If you've got a CD burner or tape drive, it wouldn't hurt to make backups anyway. Make sure you've got a working boot disk before you proceed with anything.
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