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Yes, normally you can not erase the OS partition from the OS. A solution
might be to do it from DOS. If you could find a floppy that lets your
computer to boot up from the floppy, and includes some essential functions
like HD formatting, that could solve the problem. Sometimes computer
manufacturers provide such disks. I have one for a Gateway Pentium II
computer, not sure if it will work for you (I could zip the floppy contents
and e-mail), but worth a try if you can not find anything else. I have used
the floppy on several occasions on 2 different computers (the Gateway and a
Micron) for completely wiping out the HD.
For the future, I recomend Drive Image, Ghost, or equivalent. Just avoiding
one such complete computer/software rebuilding process will in my opinion
pay for the price of the program.
Ivo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Bronke [mailto:jvbronke@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:58 AM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: wipe C on Win2000?
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> I got Nimda a couple of weeks ago and I am running on my
> backup computer
> while trying to get this mess on Win2000 straightened out.
> Although Norton
> cleaned the virus out of my hard drive in every file except
> the boot record
> of my hard drive. Win 2000 won't let me erase the hard drive!
> Even when
> using their poorly made boot disks that you can create using
> the Win 2000
> installation CD. These boot disks bring up my computer in a
> mode where it
> won't see the hard drives. The instructions with Norton AV is
> Win2000 has an
> advanced operating system and boot disks are not needed. Huh?
> Anyone got any ideas on how to delete the hard drive. I even
> tried to make
> some Win98 disks on my Win 98 system. It hangs.
>
> Jim Bronke
> Phoenix, AZ
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