Uninstall/Reformat HD

[Brian Densmore]

You really need to put in a 'Doze system disk and do a format /mbr.
You need a clean master boot record for you new 'doze box.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tia Haenni [mailto:thaenni at kc.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:57 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> 
> 
> OK, I need serious and quick help, please!! I reformatted the HD for
> NTFS, but as I feared, there is a problem when I boot up. I 
> only get as
> far as the command line grub, which I am not familiar with. There's a
> 6-pack for anyone who can help me to get my windoze booted up tonight.
> This box has work stuff on it and I HAVE to get it up ASAP. Thanks,
> 
> Tia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Kessler [mailto:kessler2k at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:28 PM
> To: thaenni at kc.rr.com
> Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> 
> 
> It doesnt "recognize" it, it just knows that it's a
> NON-DOS partition. You just kill the partitions, and
> when you boot next Windoze just sees a bunch of
> garbage and will automatically kill everything, just
> like normal. lol
> 
> 
> --- Tia Haenni <thaenni at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Ok, but how do you fdisk a drive that is formatted
> > for linux, windows
> > doesn't recognize it???????
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net 
> > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Kurt Kessler
> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:34 PM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> > 
> > 
> > Ok, i see what you are saying. I just did the same
> > thing. I added a second drive to my 2k box, to only
> > put games on. I just fdisk out of habit. Anyway,
> > once
> > I booted up with the second drive after having
> > fdisk'd
> > it, Win2k will automatically tell you that it needs
> > to
> > be formatted, and ask you whether fat32 or NTFS.
> > 
> > --- Tia Haenni <thaenni at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > I don't need to install an OS, the HD will just be
> > > used for data. So
> > > then, if I fdisk the HD for NTFS, that should be
> > it?
> > > If I already have a
> > > Windoze OS installed and am not installing a new
> > OS
> > > on said HD, I don't
> > > want to fdisk /mbr, do I?
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On
> > Behalf Of Dustin Decker
> > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:41 AM
> > > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > > Subject: Re: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Kurt Kessler wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I always use my handy Win98 Startup disk. I just
> > > boot
> > > > to the floppy and fdisk the patitions. Also, be
> > > sure
> > > > and "fdisk /mbr" too. Then Just boot the new OS
> > > cd.
> > > > Windows is real good about destroying any info
> > on
> > > a
> > > > hard drive :p
> > > 
> > > If you boot off of the CD to do the Win2K install,
> > > you needn't go
> > > through all the "fdisk /mbr" stuff...
> > > D.
> > > 
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