Unpartitioning Hard Drives

No_Style · Jul 7, 2002, 01:40 PM

I'm going to a friend's house to fix his computer. But the thing is I don't know the exact steps on unpartitioning a Hard Drive. Do you need a program or anything? Do I do it in DOS? And...if it's not too much trouble

Can anybody give me the run down on how to format from DOS? I've formatted a hard drive once but that was formatting a HD as a slave. Never found the need to format from DOS or anything... All I know is that it goes along the lines of Format C? .... I dunno. A website would be great.

AT_curiousB · Jul 7, 2002, 01:54 PM

Best to get a hold of a copy of Partion Magic if you can, will do the job, or search the net for any partion tool using Google to search.

Bill

digitalwanderer · Jul 7, 2002, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by No_Style
All I know is that it goes along the lines of Format C?

I think the line you're thinking of is "format c: /s" ("/s" means "install the basic system files to make this the boot disk" I think, but they sure spelled it wrong!)

Dom · Jul 7, 2002, 02:06 PM

If you want to delete the old partition and create a new one, click
this link http://www.fdisk.com/home . This site should help, if not try
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q255867
You'll need Fdisk, maybe the Debug script too, both of which you can get from the first link.

rcon · Jul 7, 2002, 03:14 PM

If you want to install windows
First try to format existing partition if it present (if not create it via fdisk) by
format C:
then boot from CD or floppy and install clean system from CD, other partition,
other disk, etc
Maybe you will need to clean your MBR (Master Boot Record) to fix some "strange" problems while running fdisk
Use
fdisk /mbr
command for this
Mail if you have trouble with Linux, BSD, etc disk

Jul 7, 2002, 01:40 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Unpartitioning Hard Drives I'm going to a friend's house to fix his computer. But the thing is I don't know the exact steps on unpartitioning a Hard Drive. Do you need a program or anything? Do I do it in DOS? And...if it's not too much trouble Can anybody give me the run down on how to format from DOS? I've formatted a hard drive once but that was formatting a HD as a slave. Never found the need to format from DOS or anything... All I know is that it goes along the lines of Format C? .... I dunno. A website would be great. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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Jul 7, 2002, 02:06 PM	#4
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	If you want to delete the old partition and create a new one, click this link http://www.fdisk.com/home . This site should help, if not try http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q255867 You'll need Fdisk, maybe the Debug script too, both of which you can get from the first link.

Jul 7, 2002, 03:14 PM	#5
rcon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	If you want to install windows First try to format existing partition if it present (if not create it via fdisk) by format C: then boot from CD or floppy and install clean system from CD, other partition, other disk, etc Maybe you will need to clean your MBR (Master Boot Record) to fix some "strange" problems while running fdisk Use fdisk /mbr command for this Mail if you have trouble with Linux, BSD, etc disk