reformatting

I do not understand formatting with different operating systems. An example would be using a flash drive in my computer running windows 11 and formatting it at the default which is fat 32. Then I insert in either a Chromebook or a MacBook or Linux each having different operating systems. When my...

I have a system that refuses to boot to Windows 10 Professional (64-bit), and I think I need to do a reinstall. The advanced boot options is available, but it will not go into safe mode. I can however get the command line, and it recognizes both robocopy and xcopy. Assume that C is the hard...

I've got what should be a really simple fix, but I can't figure it out. So my step-dad just reformated his old ASUS x205t laptop. Upon first setting it up he chose a local login password, wrote it down, then it got thrown away. Now we can't login. Normally, I would just put a windows disc in the...

I posted this on Link Removed yesterday and just trying to get all the eyes on this as much as possible. I went as far a reformatting Windows 10 x64 1803 build (different drive and fully updated) and still drawing a constant download rate. I've tried to block all net activity with Killer...

I have an Asus X58L laptop on which I am attempting to upgrade the mechanical HD to SSD. The SSD was originally in my desktop and is still loaded with Win. 7 professional. However, I keep getting an error message 0x0 and the program refuses to run. What I would like to do is remove everything...

I have an xp machine with a new install on a 1T drive. Now I think I should have had a system partition so's I have the option of reformatting and installing another OS on there - without destroying all my data. Win10 has a shrink partition ability that leaves used portions of a drive...

64-bit Win 7, Home Premium, SP1. I recently recovered my C: drive to a new drive (via Symantec SSR Anyware to a new computer) and kept the same disk id on the new drive. Now I want to use the old C: drive on my new system (as an additional data disk) but of course windows won't mount it because...

I need to reformat my windows 7 PC, but I don't have a PS/2 mouse, only wireless/USB. When reformatting in the past I've gotten stuck before the USB drivers installed, when a USB mouse would not work. Previously I usually had a corded PS/2 mouse around and just plugged it in and kept going, but...

After reformatting and reinstalling W7 Pro and getting it all set-up and updated i am going to do an image ( with one of the tools on UBCD). But it occurred to me that in the near future i am going to be upgrading my system entirely and am curious, what happens if i take the image of my current...

Hey, I've never once, ever, reformatted my computer. I've had a variety of issues with my computer for /years/, windows installer.exe being unusable being the worst of the worst. I've always told people who tell me to reformat that it's just not an option as I don't have the original disks and...

I recently bought and installed a new HDD in my desktop. The HDD is a Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue 64MB 7200RPM drive. After installing this new HDD and reformatting my computer I am continuously running into a BSOD. I myself am not extremely tech savvy, my computer knowledge is limited to...

An external USB-connected HDD is write-protected after reformatting. How do I remove the write-protection? I tried a tip I found on several sites where the suggested solution is to set the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies value to zero, but that didn't...

Hello all! I have been trying to fix a 64-bit Windows 7 Professional workstation in a domain environment. Basic system info listed below: Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System...

My computer ended up with the malicious toolbar iminent. After multiple attempts to remove it I decided to reformat the computer, since my last backup is mercifully recent. However, when I attempted to run a repair disc, but in the middle of this I received the message in the thread's title...

I just received a new Dell Inspiron 15R-5520 64 bit laptop. I also ordered and received from Dell the Windows 8 OS DVD along with a Drivers DVD. I also own a valid Windows 7 OS with product key. I use Acronis True Image 2013 to backup and restore images of the OS. I wish to partition my HDD...

I am not the greatest PC user and have had BSOD problems with this computer for a while and just haven't dealt with them. As long as I am actively using the computer then they don't happen. It used to be much more sporadic and would happen if my computer was idle for a half hour or so. Now if I...

Hello, I'm new here, recently signed-up on this forum through my friends suggestions to seek for help here. So here's my problem, I have this netbook own by one of my acquaintance and he wanted it to be reformatted. First thing I did is to find the dedicated for this netbook drivers for win7...

Hello! Just joined the community and I thank everyone in advance for any help with this matter. First let me give a little background of where I am today that might help diagnose this issue. Brand new computer, upon installing Windows 7 could not boot into windows due to missing file errors...

Hi everyone.. Recently my computer freezes often, it can be while playing games, typing something, or just seconds after windows 7 is up or just when i started moving my mouse cursor. Sometimes windows itself cannot be started, i had to press the power button to turn off the PC and on again a...

Hey everyone, I recently got an HP laptop from mom's work with Windows 7 Pro. She is a teacher and her school was giving away old laptop's to make way for the new ones. Thankfully, she was able to snag one for me, since my old HP died. The problem that I am coming up against is that I am...