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Which operating system do you have?
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assuming Win XP, your best bet is to insert the XP CD into the drive, boot the computer, and perform a new full install.
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assuming Win XP, your best bet is to insert the XP CD into the drive, boot the computer, and perform a new full install.

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the command is <br />
format c:<br />
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but I agree with hmare that just popping in the XP or Vista CD/DVD and doing a new installation will automatically format the drive for you as one of it's steps.
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the command is
format c:

but I agree with hmare that just popping in the XP or Vista CD/DVD and doing a new installation will automatically format the drive for you as one of it's steps.

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I got back a laptop from one of my kids that is a mess with all kinds of junk on it so I want to format the hard drive and start over. &nbsp;There's really nothing on it I want and I have the orginal software. &nbsp;I forget the command to do that. &nbsp;What's my best bet other than running over it with the car?<br />
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Thanks!
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I got back a laptop from one of my kids that is a mess with all kinds of junk on it so I want to format the hard drive and start over.  There's really nothing on it I want and I have the orginal software.  I forget the command to do that.  What's my best bet other than running over it with the car?

Thanks!

Format hard drive

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