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#2901473 - 11/15/09 04:00 PM Windows Vista and Windows 7 Does Not Do a Complete HD Format ?
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This is what the tech person told me at the PC store. She said "thats not good". I didnt have time to ask her for more details about that ....but she said you need at least two pc's to do a complete format like Windows XP has.
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#2901505 - 11/15/09 04:54 PM Re: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Does Not Do a Complete HD Format ? [Re: Haggart]
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Boot the CD from the Manufacture's website, most of them have the ability to do DIAG, quick format, full format, and write Zeros.


Edited by SkateZilla (11/15/09 04:54 PM)
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#2901625 - 11/15/09 10:07 PM Re: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Does Not Do a Complete HD Format ? [Re: kramer]
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She's right, but there's no issue with it.
A format takes sometimes inside of a minute compared to 30 minutes or more with previous Windows versions. Yes, for a complete and thorough format you would need to do it with another pc or maybe a bootable OS on flashdrive or disc. The installation dvd doesn't give any other options.
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