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GM7HUD > IBM 04.02.05 18:18l 31 Lines 1155 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 19131_GB7ESX
Read: GUEST DC9BM
Subj: Re: How reformat XP?
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VK4JEW wrote:
> Whereas it was easy to reformat a disk with Win98 fat 32, I cannot come
> up with a clue to reformat WinXP Pro?
Trivial.
1. Ask Google. Google says look at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348
2. Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Storage->Disk Management
> It seems that the NTFS file system, will do everything it can to protect
> itself?
Well that would tend to suggest that NTFS is working as designed. It is
stopping someone who doesn't know what that they are doing from *possibly*
causing unrecoverable data loss! :-)
Now you do know what to do, NTFS wont be able to protect you, so you'll have
to be much more careful.
You'll need admin rights to be able to use the administrative tools. That
shouldn't be a problem as most people on domestic XP installations will
have given themselves admin rights. From a security point of view, you
shouldn't run with admin rights by default as it gives you the ability
to bork stuff easily. But we all do...
Did I say ...Administrative Tools->Storage ? I meant (of course)
...Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Storage...
Hope this helps.
73 de Andy GM7HUD
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