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Yes. All data on the hard drive will be destroyed, including the Windows Registry.
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How do you remove files from a hard drive?
Format it or delete it.
How do you remove everything from computer tower?
Format hard drive/s
How to remove genuine Microsoft windows?
You could format the hard drive
Why does a file go back in the registry after you delete it?
because just deleting the file from the hard drive doesnt remove it from the registry. To do that you need to run a registry cleaner. I recommend ccleaner
What is the registry on a motherboard?
There is no "registry" on a motherboard. The Windows Registry is stored on the hard drive.
You have windows vista installed if you remove and install a new hard drive can you put windows xp on it?
Yes. Actually, there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP on it as well. Note: Yes, you can there is no need to remove the hard drive. You can format the existing hard drive and install XP. and also you can install both opreting system single computer. XP and vista both.
How do you remove all data from a hard drive?
Connect to one your computers and make full format.
What would formatting your hard disk take longer than usual?
either your hard drive is going bad, or your doing a full format witch writes all 0s to the hard disk if you do a quick format it just deletes the registry and the information is over written. It is always better to do a quick long format
How do you remove a second version of Windows XP that is installed?
You Format the Hard Drive then re install a operating system
After installing new hard drive on a compaq laptop it refuse to read the new one and keep asking to instore the hard drive what to do?
your hard drive is most likely not formatted. read owners manual on how to format the hard drive. you will lose eerything on the hard drive when you format it.
When you remove a hard drive does it remove the programs as well?
No. They will stay on the hard drive.
Will formatting a hard drive remove virus?
Yes it will, but it will also remove EVERYTHING on the drive; your personal files, settings, programs, even your operating system. Don't attempt to format your hard drive unless A) You are prepared to loose everything on the drive AND you have experience installing Windows or another operating system. B) It is a secondary drive (such as an external hard drive) which has no system files AND you are prepared to loose everything on the drive.
