How do you EMPTY your whole drive....take out OS???????

[unINTELigent]

Hello,

Im selling my cpu, and I need to clear the C drive.... and remove the Windows operating system, whats the easiest method to do this, Im lost!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks

 

[SESaskDFC]

Howdy:

Use the startup floppy and format the hard-drive. That's all you really have to do.

Murray

 

[onlymel]

Uninteligent:

Insert bootdisk into "A" drive. Switch on your computer. Wait for it booting until you get the "A" prompt. Now type in this exactly as shown C: Now hit enter.
you should now see the following: C:\>
Now type exactly as shown with a space after the format.
format C:

Now press enter and wait until you get to 99% and when it asks you about label just hit enter again.
Now switch off and go and sell the damn thing!!!
Mel in the UK

 

[bluescreen77]

Use your "Startup Disk":
1) &quot;A:>format c: /q&quot; <enter> (it's very quick...)
-OR-
2) &quot;A:>fdisk&quot; and delete the partition...

&quot;ANTE GEIA&quot;...

 

[unINTELigent]

thanks guys, I'm going to try it right now.........let you know if I have any problems, thanks again.

oh yeah, and go 76ers! lol

 

[bazzert]

Deleting the partition is probably the best way, though it would be useful for the recipient of the machine if you then create a primary partition.

However if you want to leave an active partition but clean

try format c:/u

This is an unconditioanl format and will remove all traces of OS etc.

 

[davidelnormal]

When you format, do it in A:> prompt, you cannot format C: when you are in C: