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Do you have to format a hard drive before installing Windows 98?
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∙ 14y ago
yes all hard drives must be reformatted before installing an operating system.
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What is a good practice before installing any software on your system is to?
Format your computer's hard drive
How do you go back to Windows ME after installing Windows XP on an old computer?
You will have to format you hard drive and re-install ME from scratch. Make sure you have backed up all of your data as this will be destroyed during a format
Do you need to have windows 7 on a hard drive before installing Windows 8?
It depends on type of Windows 8 installer. If it is update, you need Windows OS preinstalled. If it is full installer, you can install it on a bard hard drive.
How do you downgrade a Windows 7 computer to an earlier Windows system Like Windows 98?
This is likely to be difficult because older software does not always support new hardware. You would need to format the drive and start fresh, or I would suggest installing a new hard drive and installing from scratch. That allows you to recover quickly if your experiment fails.
Can installing Linux ruin sectors on your hard drive and prevent future Windows installations?
No. Installing Linux is no more destructive than installing Windows.
How do you format drive c when drive can't be locked?
you can't format the drive that you're running windows from while in windows. use the setup disk to run a recovery console and you should be able to format it from there using format c:
Do I have to format the hard drive when installing a new operating system?
yes you do.
Will Windows 7 be removed if you format the hard drive?
If you format a hard drive that contains Windows, it will be removed. Formatting a drive gets rid of all of the information on it. However, you can right-click your C:/ drive and click format, but it will not allow you if your current OS is running on that drive.
How do you format a c drive on a crashed computer?
Run the Windows installation and format it from there.
How is partitioning a new drive is normally handled?
While windows is installing
Can Windows 7 be formatted with Windows XP?
Windows 7 and Windows XP are operating systems. You cannot format operating systems. But you can format your hard disk or hard drive. You can use Windows XP bootable CD to format HDD, but you will have to use Windows 7 Bootable Installation disk to install OS on your formatted drive.
How do you erase a flash drive?
format using windows formatter
