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How do you wipe out a computer and start it up from scratch if its virus infested?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
If you have a Windows computer, you can wipe your computer clean with one of two ways:
Option 1:
1) Click on the Start button and then click on My Computer.
2) On a panel there will be a list of tabs. Under the tab labeled Computer, right click on OS(C:).
3) A list of options will come up. Choose format and acknowledge that you want to format the hard drive of ALL data.
Option 2:
1) Click on the Start button.
2) Click on All Programs
3) Navigate to the folder labeled Accessories.
4) Open the folder and click on Command Prompt.
5) In the Command Prompt, enter this command:
format C:\
Entering this command will wipe the hard drive clean. This may or may not work depending on your user privileges (if you do not have administrator rights, the system may not allow you to execute this command).
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