topic Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk? in Operating System - Microsoft

format hard drive without a recovery disk?

christina hoffman — Sun, 16 Feb 2003 00:15:38 GMT

How do you set your lap top back to manufactures orginal format if you don't have the recovery disk?

Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk?

Khalid A. Al-Tayaran — Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:22:36 GMT

Hi,

You can't do it without the CD.
But there is anotherway. Get a Win98 boot disk. Boot your system and install from a Windows CD.

Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk?

Norman_21 — Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:42:25 GMT

Hello,

Another way is to call the 1-800 number for the manufacture of the laptop and give them the serial #. They should be able to send you the Original Restoration CD.

Thanks

Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk?

christina hoffman — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:56:39 GMT

i have a pre installed windows me. If i reformat the drive, will this reset my hard drive back to pre installation or will i have to buy a full version of windows to put on it?

Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk?

Robert_134 — Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:51:05 GMT

Yeah.. you'll need to get the disk from the OEM or someone that has one.

No.. Formating will delete everything unless it's with the manufacturers disk (the one you don't have).

Can I ask.... what is your goal? Did you want some software that was installed previously? Or, do you just want to start over?

Thxs,
Rob

Re: format hard drive without a recovery disk?

Norman_21 — Wed, 19 Feb 2003 02:53:06 GMT

Hello again,
Your question:
*If i reformat the drive, will this reset my hard drive back to pre installation or will i have to buy a full version of windows to put on it? *

Once you format your Hard Drive, it is over with. Everything will be gone.
Be careful before you do that because you might need the Original Restoration CD to retain everything back to normal.

Could you please let me know, what are you trying to do?
Thanks.