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Why is it a good idea to reformat and reinstall the operating system before reassigning a computer?
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To ensure any transient user settings and latent viruses are not transferred to the new user and reintroduced to the network.
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Operating system gone with virus now what?
If you operating system is unbootable, then the safest option is to reformat and reinstall.
How do I reformat my computer to reinstall Windows 98 when it is telling me that I already have an operating system installed?
Use a Boot up CD or Boot up Floppy to format the C: Drive and then install ur Operating System. to create a boot floppy go to control panel -- > add and remove prog -- > the last tab (creat boot disk)
How can you fix your PC that shows when turned on operating systems no foundi do not have boot disc and the recovery system won't work either?
Reformat the hard drive Reformat the hard drive
Do you have to reformat when installing an operating system?
No, there is no requirement of reformatting when installing an operating system as you can install more than one operating system on a samePC. So there is no requirement of formatting the older one, even if you are installing a single new operating system only. Then also there is no requirement of reformatting again, formatting decreases the life of PC. ANSWER: Formatting does not decrease the life of your PC. The statement above is correct in that it is not necessary to format before installing an operating system. However, if you are doing a fresh install, formatting gives you a "clean slate" to install the new operating system. Attain the older one, even if you are installing a single new operating system only , then also there is no requirement of reformatting again, formatting decreases the life of PC. GOOD ANSWER: You do not reformat a PC you reformat a Hard Drive Disk. Whether or not you need to reformat your HDD depends on the operating system you wish to install. Some operating systems require different formats like NTFS or FAT32 so sometimes you need to reformat. You can also have more then one operating system on your HDD but to do this you must create a partition. A partition is a reserved area on the HDD which you can dedicate to different things depending on your needs. Generally, when you are installing an operating system you will have to reformat your HDD or create a partition for the operating system to run on. It does not decrease the life of your PC but sometimes during the reformatting process a few megabites will be lost... nothing serious. Most OSes require one partition to be formatted, but that is why you can create multiple partitions.
How can a reformat within erasing the operating system?
You can't. Reformatting is the process of destroying the file system and everything in it and creating a new one.
Operating system gone with virus now what?
If you operating system is unbootable, then the safest option is to reformat and reinstall.
How do you fix a computer that is a zombie?
total reformat and reinstall. Not a difficult job to do!
How do you remove a virus without harming your computer?
Well, without harming your computer, i would say that everything is risky. Reinstall your Operating System, but before you reformat and reinstall the OS. Backup all your important files on CD and Email, and another computer. Once you reinstall, the virus will be completely gone, risk-free.
How do you reformat my computer with out the reformat disk?
You can do this from a terminal window, however reformatting the computer will require you to reload the operating system from scratch (and you will lose all your data) before you can use it again.
Do you lose everything in your apps when you reformat your mac?
Yes, when you "reformat" it erases the hard drive completely. It will be an empty drive, you will have to reinstall the OS from your disk/Apple internet or reinstall from a back-up after you do it.
If you reinstall windows does it erase your hard drive?
Reinstalling Windows will not erase the hard drive unless you tell it to reformat the hard drive before reinstalling the operating system. You will have to reinstall all your programs that were installed prior to reinstall but all your saved files will still be there.
Hold does one wipe clean a computer 'compaq' to give to a trusted relative?
Compaq computers come with origanal disc's from one of these you can reformat the computer to the way it was when you 1st bought it.There are other software products out there to wipe a drive active kill is very good but after you use it you need to reinstall the operating system.
If you reformat your computer from OS 2000 to OS 98 will you lose all the documents and programs that didn't come on the computer?
Formating will wipe out all information on the hard drive. If the information is not on the computer, then you can't have it 'on the computer' from formating. I would suggest do a full back up of all your important documents, and ensure you have all the software media to reinstall once you have your operating system back online.
How do I reformat my computer to reinstall Windows 98 when it is telling me that I already have an operating system installed?
Use a Boot up CD or Boot up Floppy to format the C: Drive and then install ur Operating System. to create a boot floppy go to control panel -- > add and remove prog -- > the last tab (creat boot disk)
How do you get rid of a DownloadTrojan virus from your system32 called winnok32dll?
Back up all your impotant files. Reformat the hard drive and reinstall operating system and other applications. This works the best way.
How do you reset your Windows 8 computer data?
Under the my computer option right click onto your C Drive or whichever drive you wish to reset the data of and click onto the format drive option. this will reformat the hard drive and delete the information of it. Unless you are trying to reinstall your operating system, this is the best choice. hope this helps!!
How do you master reset a PC?
If you mean to reformat the hard drive, you need to insert your copy of your operating system recovery CD and reboot the computer.
