Format Your Computer

Why should you format a computer and what does it mean?

May 28, 2010

To format a computer means that all your data will be lost. Your operating system, programs, emails, drivers, pictures, everything! All of the updates on your programs will be gone, infarct the every entire program will be gone. Formatting your computer makes your computer clean and new just like the day you bought it. But [...]

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What is the difference between a partition and a hard drive?

May 28, 2010

People often get confused when it comes to distinguishing between a partition and a hard drive because on the actual computer, viewing them through the Windows Operating system, they look exactly the same. You might have one hard drive that is partitioned into four sections, however in my computer it will appear as four hard [...]

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How to Shrink a Partition on Your Hard Drive

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If you have your hard drive partitioned and want to change the size of the partitions or the amount of partitions you have on your computer, you can. It is still going to wipe your data but if you backup your files to the main partition just while you are shrinking the other partition then [...]

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How to Repair a Windows XP Installation Without Formatting your Computer

May 28, 2010

Repairing an installation of Windows XP will not wipe all of your files like formatting will. Formatting Windows XP cleans your computer of absolutely everything that you had on your computer, and therefore this fact alone makes repairing  a good option to try when fixing an error. If you suspect that there is a problem [...]

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How to label a new hard drive or partition and assign a drive letter?

May 28, 2010

When you have installed a new hard drive, in order for your computer to recognize it you may need to label the drive by assigning a drive letter to it. So for example if you have installed a second hard drive into your computer, it may need to be labeled so it can be used [...]

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