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inea, on 24 September 2010 - 10:03 AM, said:

The same can be said about Linux and Ubuntu.

And maybe it is possible to format a hard disk using the live dvd of Ubuntu.


It is not sure that it is possible to format a hard disk with a diskette with a start up program for Windows.

And it should be possible to format a hard disk when the hard disk is built into a computer with another hard disk.

During the procedure to install Windows XP the formatting of the hard drive takes a very long time. So it seems that formatting is done deeply.

The procedure to install Windows 7 takes a very short time compared to the time the procedure of Windows XP takes.

So it is not clear what exactly happens during the procedure of Windows 7. It is not clear if the installation procedure of Windows 7 formats the hard drive.

Windows 7 does a surface reformat (meaning it deletes no files, it just erases the headers that tell the HDD where the files are located). On XP you have a choice between a quick reformat (surface like 7) or a full reformat (which wipes out headers *and* files and is therefore much more efficient). That's why it takes so much longer.

And yes, you can use a floppy disk, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Linux/Ubuntu, LiveCD, or one of many other discs to do a reformat.

[inea]

If this is done with the purpose to install Windows 7 much faster Microsoft succeeded. The installation of Windows 7 is much faster compared to the installation of Windows XP.

When the installation procedure of Windows 7 doesn't remove the files it can probably not be considered to be a complete format of the hard disk.

Edited by inea, 25 September 2010 - 04:49 PM.