How do you format?

[Ninjo]

Ok, so I downloaded panda antivirus and when I installed it my computer restarted and my internet connection does not work anymore. I cannot uninstall as there is no uninstall .exe in the folder it was installed in and it does not appear on add/remove programs. So how do you format?

 

[everman]

Hm is there a software firewall included in that program? Could be causing trouble. I doubt you'll need to reformat.

 

[Kaido]

A hard drive is like your room. It has stuff in it - the operating system, drivers, programs, and files. If you want to clean it out, you have a couple options. The easiest way is just to find your Windows installation disc, boot from it, select your hard drive/main partition, and format it using FAT or NTFS (depends on the version of Windows you use). This will completely erase everything on your hard drive and let you reinstall Windows.

Make sure you make data backups and have your Windows installation disc, program discs, and appropriate drivers for your hardware before you format and reinstall.

Alternatively, if you just want to wipe a disk, try something like DBAN (google it for more info).

 

[ts3433]

I think the Windows CD gives you an option to.

 

[Omizzle]

If thats the HD woth the OS on it, boot from the dick, and format. If its not, go to My Comp>Right click on HD>Format