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Postby BigDude » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:50 pm

My old computer, got it in 98 ironically, went into some virus troubles a good few years back. Never did find anyone to fix it for me.

Now, Im sick of that junker sitting around and want to put it to some use. Dose anyone know how to completely wipe the drive, so that from there I can reinstll everything and do all that nice jazz? I never figured out how to do this with Win98.
I wanna wipe the drive so I can be rid of any evil-doing bad things as well.

Condition:
CD-ROM -- for some reason the driver is not installed and wont re-install. So I have no working cd-rom drive.
And theres other little bugs here and there, but not a big deal.

Any help is greatly apreciated. ^_^
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Postby Corran » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:02 pm

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm


Using those you can create a floppy bootdisk that includes CD-Rom Drivers


Simply stick the bootdisk in the floppy drive and startup the computer. It should boot to Dos

Next type:
Format (drive letter):


It will then prompt you whether or not you really want to format that drive.
After it is done formating stick in your disk and install the OS.
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Postby Alex_Dragon » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:11 pm

Well you obviously will need 1.A Windows install CD(I assume you want to keep 98) and 2.(not quite as obvious) a boot disk.

You can get a bootdisk here You will want the first Windows 98 SE bootdisk open the file and it will ask for a disk to be in your drive put it in and it will make a Windows 98 bootdisk general Cdrom driver included. now you'll want to put that disk into your old dead computer and turn it on.It will go through a bunch of crap and you will end up at a DOS prompt where you will need to type Format C:\ then press enter

It will then go though more crap that isn't hard to figure out after it completes restart the computer with the disk in and the Windows 98 CD-Rom in the drive your cd drive letter may be different than it usually is becauase that disk creates a RAMdrive on the computer temporarliy so if your normal cd drive letter is D: it will now be E: so once you get back into the Dos promt after the restart type E: and hit enter (or what ever that drive is now) then type Setup and hit enter you should be at the Win98 install screen.
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Postby BigDude » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:44 pm

>_<

When I type in "Format C:\" it says "Bad command or file name".
Now I know why I left it alone for so long...
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Postby Kalium » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:48 pm

BigDude wrote:>_<

When I type in "Format C:" it says "Bad command or file name".
Now I know why I left it alone for so long...


You could try using Linux to reformat it. That should word. Anyway, I thought the command was 'fdisc'... Or was it 'fdisk'....

I'm sure you can find a Linux bootable floppy with CD drivers that would come in handy somewhere. I just don't know where offhand.
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Postby madmag9999 » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:59 pm

why not take the hdd out of the 98 machin put it on the comp ur useing now and format it there.
and the comand in dos is fdisk to format
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Postby BigDude » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:04 pm

madmag9999 wrote:why not take the hdd out of the 98 machin put it on the comp ur useing now and format it there.

I'd do that, but this one I am using now is stock, came with everything installed and what not. So there is absolutly no extra prots or drives left in this thing. :?
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Postby Corran » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:05 pm

madmag9999 wrote:the comand in dos is fdisk to format


It depends on what utilities are loaded by the bootdisk.

BigDude: I'd give the WinME boot disk a try. I've used that one myself a few times. If all else fails just do what madmag9999 said and put it the other computer to format it.
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Postby Alex_Dragon » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:35 pm

oh i am sorry i forgot to tell you before you type in format C: type in a: and press enter the try format.
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Postby madmag9999 » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:37 pm

BigDude wrote:
madmag9999 wrote:why not take the hdd out of the 98 machin put it on the comp ur useing now and format it there.

I'd do that, but this one I am using now is stock, came with everything installed and what not. So there is absolutly no extra prots or drives left in this thing. :?

so unplug one of the cd drives and put the hard drive there :?
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Postby BigDude » Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:53 pm

Alright, I think I've go this figured now.

Apparently, to wipe drive C:, I had to type "C:\" first, then "Format C:".
At this point its asking me if I want to wipe the drive with (Y/N)... Im gunna go and wipe it and see what that gets me. ^_^;;

Thanx for all your help so far everyone!
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Postby BigDude » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:36 pm

For some reason it wont load the drvie D: driver, and wont read my CD-ROM setup disc as a systems disc, which it is.

So, at this point I have a completely empty HD -- a non-functioning computer. I guess I'll probably find someone around town who knows how to set up a computer, since I am lacking those skills. Unless someone knows of a guide somewhere that can tell you this step by step? :shock:

Anyway, thank-you everybody, for all the help. ^_^
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Postby godix » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:40 pm

BigDude wrote:For some reason it wont load the drvie D: driver, and wont read my CD-ROM setup disc as a systems disc, which it is.

So, at this point I have a completely empty HD -- a non-functioning computer. I guess I'll probably find someone around town who knows how to set up a computer, since I am lacking those skills. Unless someone knows of a guide somewhere that can tell you this step by step? :shock:

Anyway, thank-you everybody, for all the help. ^_^

Sounds like you need a boot disc with dos CDRom drivers on it. I have some drivers sitting around here somewhere. Drop me an email and I'll send them to you along with instructions on what to do with them.
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Postby godix » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:42 pm

Oh yeah, I suppose it'd help if I gave my email address. godix@hotmail.com
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Postby Alex_Dragon » Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:17 pm

That link i posted for that bootdisk should have all the Cd drivers on it.You are putting in the disk,Then turning on the computer ,yes?
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