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Offline Anheg

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How do you reboot?
« on: April 17, 2005, 02:02:13 PM »
A while ago, I had a friend reboot my computer. I cant get ahold of him and I need my computer completely cleaned out very badly. Can someone please explain how? :(
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2005, 02:12:13 PM »
Simple. Unplug your computer and set it in the road. Leave it there for a year and then buy a new one!
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How do you reboot?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2005, 02:25:47 PM »
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I think you mean reformat.
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2005, 04:40:07 PM »
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A while ago, I had a friend reboot my computer. I cant get ahold of him and I need my computer completely cleaned out very badly. Can someone please explain how? :(
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Backup the things you need. Like documents, music, downloads, ect. To a other partition, disk, or other place to store it.

Then reformat the partition your OS is on. With windows it's making a new installation and filesystem when you boot from the cdrom. (or use fdisk if you know it)

Once you have a clean new OS, install the software (drivers, programs, updates, ect) and get the things back from the backup you made.

If you need a step by step explain about it, then you need to give more information about the computer. And it's better to search help in RL.

-Mel
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How do you reboot?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2005, 04:50:36 PM »
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Backup the things you need. Like documents, music, downloads, ect. To a other partition, disk, or other place to store it.

Then reformat the partition your OS is on. With windows it's making a new installation and filesystem when you boot from the cdrom. (or use fdisk if you know it)

Once you have a clean new OS, install the software (drivers, programs, updates, ect) and get the things back from the backup you made.

If you need a step by step explain about it, then you need to give more information about the computer. And it's better to search help in RL.

-Mel
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Nice, though the extensive FAQ that BzK posted makes this post marginally repetitive at best.
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How do you reboot?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2005, 06:31:29 PM »
Partitioning is for gumps, real people put everything into one big mess on their HDD.
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Offline Anheg

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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2005, 06:17:25 PM »
N/M I am just gonna give my computer whiz of a cousin $20 to do it.
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2005, 06:57:35 PM »
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N/M I am just gonna give my computer whiz of a cousin $20 to do it.
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Waste of 20 dollars.
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2005, 08:01:43 PM »
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Waste of 20 dollars.
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Indeed, you could simply make a wipe disk, or a zap disc(floppy) if you have the drive. But of course that means you will need an installation disc of some sort for windows. This may help... Http://www.bootdisk.com/
« Last Edit: April 20, 2005, 08:02:47 PM by HeLLMasteRHeLL »
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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2005, 04:54:39 AM »
exactly, dont pay anyone to do it, i replaced my mobo yesterday, this obvioulsy needs a reformat also. didnt take too long. noone paid me though, :)
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