T teachmeplease Baseband Member Messages 47 Jul 9, 2004 #1 im kinda new to comps and i have a windows 98 gateway in my room and im wondering how i can clear the hdd completely and start over wit everything. thanks
im kinda new to comps and i have a windows 98 gateway in my room and im wondering how i can clear the hdd completely and start over wit everything. thanks
K kdflash Solid State Member Messages 6 Jul 9, 2004 #2 go into dos (located in acesories or go to rumn and type in cmd) the in dos type in "del tree c:/r some thing like at then wach the majik. lol
go into dos (located in acesories or go to rumn and type in cmd) the in dos type in "del tree c:/r some thing like at then wach the majik. lol
C CoMpUtaFrEek Fully Optimized Messages 1,765 Jul 10, 2004 #4 Before you do this, create a windows 98 boot disk, www.bootdisk.com Go to *start* - *Restart in dos mode*, then when you get "C:\" type format or format C:\ your computer should reset, then insert the windows 98 boot disk and "watch the magic" Hope this helps.
Before you do this, create a windows 98 boot disk, www.bootdisk.com Go to *start* - *Restart in dos mode*, then when you get "C:\" type format or format C:\ your computer should reset, then insert the windows 98 boot disk and "watch the magic" Hope this helps.
W w_grace Solid State Member Messages 14 Jul 10, 2004 #5 Boot from a floppy and use FDISK, its the best way to start from scratch.
Lord Kalthorn Guru Messages 13,293 Location Britain Jul 11, 2004 #6 Personally Format C: in DOS is perfectly good for most people's uses. You have to make sure you still have your Windows 98 Install Disk before you do it. Then once its formatted; put it in, boot from it and install. Good luck with it!
Personally Format C: in DOS is perfectly good for most people's uses. You have to make sure you still have your Windows 98 Install Disk before you do it. Then once its formatted; put it in, boot from it and install. Good luck with it!