Formatting C:// Drive.. + Rep

[Zak]

Don't know if this is the right section.. so apologies if it is.

Anyway I just wondered if there was anyway you could format the computers primary drive (which is usually C) without the master disk (the disk supplied by the company)?

I know you can take the drive out and make it into a SLAVE drive then format it that way, I just wondered if there was an easier way?

+rep for good answers

[--ss--]

My computer > Right click C: > Format
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[Recursion]

C is usually Windows so be careful

[Zak]

My computer > Right click C: > Format
?

Using C: to run Windows

Rules the DOS method out too.

[DrLacero]

Download Hiren BootCD, that's what I used to format mine.

[Zak]

Download Hiren BootCD, that's what I used to format mine.

Does all computers/laptops?

[Recursion]

Yes, but just remember, EVERYTHING will be gone, even Windows.

[Zak]

Surely if you have any windows installation disk you can use that on any computer?

[Recursion]

Infact, you can just format the drive when you boot from the XP/Vista disk...

[Zak]

Infact, you can just format the drive when you boot from the XP/Vista disk...

Just one more question :P

Say if you went to go fix someones computer and they haven't got any of their disks.. could you use your Windows disk on their computer?

[Monopoly]

Just one more question :P

Say if you went to go fix someones computer and they haven't got any of their disks.. could you use your Windows disk on their computer?

You could use it to install Windows, yeah but their drivers wouldn't be on the disk.

[DrLacero]

Just one more question :P

Say if you went to go fix someones computer and they haven't got any of their disks.. could you use your Windows disk on their computer?

Yes, but they'd need their own activation code or else your computer and theirs will fail genuine advantage and you won't be able to download certain updates anymore.

[Zak]

Hmmmm so if i went to format someones computer and they dont have the right discs.. I can't do anything? :|

[Technologic]

Most oem pcs have a format utility.