Formatting dis bitch

[The Jerry]

Since </insert Teddi FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF explanation here> nothing is holding me back from me routine formatting of my hard drive. But I realize since I have had vista I have had no reason to format. So I have been trying to do it now (atm) and have yet had no luck.

How the fuck do I format dis bitch?

[Zephyr1551]

Put OS disc into computer, restart, boot from disk, wipe out your hard drive

[The Jerry]

kthx. I was actually just gonna try that since every time I googled it I got "GO C DARIVE RIGHT CLICK AN FOMRATT"

brbformatting

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its actually not as simple as you put it zephag <3

HP had one attribute I liked about it.

Formatting

Restart PC, F11, format

And your done.

[Sin Vida*]

Just make sure you dont install over your already installed OS if your doing a clean format. *cough*limilim*cough*

[The Jerry]

Yeah that was an option but I just hard wiped the drive through cmd

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currently reinstalling vista atm.

[TopgunZX]

Yeah that was an option but I just hard wiped the drive through cmd

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currently reinstalling vista atm.

lol, vista.

[Whitefang]

At least do it right and get Windows 7.

[The Jerry]

vista ult x64 fuck your windows 7 in the DICK

[Zephyr1551]

vista ult x64 fuck your windows 7 in the DICK

I lol'd.
My PC is using 7 x64 and its a lot better then your vista shit.

[Whitefang]

http://content.screencast.com/users/Ikkah/folders/Jing/media/b0e5ea67-7d39-4fc6-9731-b290513360d8/2009-11-28_2033.png

That's 0.1 versions better than your Vista!

[The Jerry]

idfk/idfc tbh but 7 looks good

Anyways I'm having a problem here.

I've installed Vista and all its sexiness, now its stuck on this screen with a flashing underscore in the top left corner.

wtf?

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I've let it sit for a while and I figured it would eventually take me to another screen but is yet to do so.

AND THERES CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH QUICK REPLY

[Teddi]

Remove the CD.

[The Jerry]

That did nothing. Rebooted and its now on a black screen of emptiness.

gawwwwwwwwwwwwd dammmat

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gonna see if repairs can be maadddeeee.....

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i'm getting thrown in a loop

Install windows page -> installed windows successfully -> Black screen with underscore flashing -> reboot -> Install windows page again

or

Install windows page -> installed windows successfully -> Black screen with underscore flashing -> remove disc -> Continued flashing underscore -> reboot -> New Blank Black Screen

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quickly reformatted and installing again.

[Zephyr1551]

1. Take Windows Vista DVD
2. Throw Away
3. Buy Windows 7

Its easy as 1 2 3

[The Jerry]

Would you gtfo already

[Tuorg]

yeah i've been trying to reformat to 7 ultimate 64 bit but something is wrong with my damn burner or some shit, i've tried 2 types of dvds and 2 burners, it's gay =\

[The Jerry]

I don't know whats wrong it just is gay, and I'm on my laptop atm btw.

If anyones got any pointers it would be appreciated

[Sin Vida*]

1. Boot FROM THE DISC
2. Format your drive FROM THE DISC
3. Install... FROM THE DISC
4. Remove disc after installation :3
5. Boot it up and it should be fine.

If it doesnt work my only guess is that your install fucked up.

Optional but Recommended yet not Recommended in a way *hint* : Go get Windows 7

[The Jerry]

I did boot from the disc
I did format from the disc
I installed from the disc
I did remove the disc afterwards
I did reboot

Twice.

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w/e trying again

[Dan]

Run nuke and boot to dban your HDD. Then just reinstall the OS

1. Press enter to autonuke
2. Press M to change to quick erase
3. Press V and turn off verify
4. Press space to select your hDD to be DBAN'd
5. Kill all of your data for a clean HDD

http://www.dban.org/download

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBAN

and check your boot order, make sure it boots Floppy, CD, then HDD.

Then make sure u have no CD or floppy

[The Jerry]

fuck it, /thread

takin to best buy some time this week see if they can get it to install properly.

[TopgunZX]

Really? Reinstalling an OS is pretty easy. Formatting is pretty easy as well. Your computer must be difficult to use.

[The Jerry]

I'm not having a problem formatting the drive, or installing the OS. Formatting it was easy as hell after I saw what to do, but for some reason when I boot it up after reinstalling the OS it doesn't respond.

Like I said before, I formatted the hard drive from the disc, I reinstalled windows vista, and its simply not cooperation after that. It gives me a black screen permanently on bootup.

[[BB]Bob]

LOL jerry can't reformat his pc what a fail

Anyways its stuck? You know what that means? That means your hard drive is dead it happened to me. To confirm your hard drive kicked the can and took a shit its own mouth plug it in to another pc and that wll confirm its dead.

It happened to me once after i shut off my pc one night turned it on stuck at booting up my OS

[Teddi]

To be honest, the bog standard Vista without any service packs is problematic and annoying, you would actually be better off with 7. See if you can get a college friend to get you it for $30.

[The Jerry]

Yeah well this fucking sucks since I was just gonna get that graphics card this week. I'm gonna browse TigerDirect see if I can get both the card and a sizeable HDD. Atm I have $220 spare dollars from saving up over the last summer, the card is $154. So that leaves $66 to buy a HDD.

[Teddi]

You can usually get HDD's for pretty cheap, especially a 250GB one.

[TopgunZX]

Here's one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136199
Don't go with any of the "Green" hard drives by any of the companies, they start up slower and always want to spin at lower speeds. I wouldn't go with Seagate either, they have been going down hill lately.

[The Jerry]

For what I use my PC for I think atleast 500GB^ would be good (ie gigs of porn, lots of games, movies, etc) since I was barely making it with my current 300GB. I found one from WD on TigerDirect at 500GB, 7200rpm, at $54.99.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4040009&CatId=2459

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For what I use my PC for I think atleast 500GB^ would be good (ie gigs of porn, lots of games, movies, etc) since I was barely making it with my current 300GB. I found one from WD on TigerDirect at 500GB, 7200rpm, at $54.99.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4040009&CatId=2459

[Whitefang]

I have to get by with a 160 GB HDD, stop complaining.

[The Jerry]

I've had this hard drive for 5 years.

The only part of my PC that hasn't been upgraded ever. Its from my first PC.

[The Jerry]

Fixed it, /thread.

:D