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Hello
i have my own laptop and its need to be formated is the IT can help me with that . i can format it by myself but i really need windows CD to do that dosent mattar if it 7 or 8 ?
thank you
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Hi Abdul,
If you want to format your laptop's harddrive on Windows 7, you can follow this step by step guide at this URL: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ss/format-hard-drive-windows-7-tutorial.htm#step1
Most of the steps (if not all) are the same for Windows 8/8.1.
Hope this helps.
Jack
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Hi abdulaziz!
Thanks for posting!
As it is a personal device, any formatting/re-imaging will not be supported by RMIT ITS.
That being said, we can offer some advice.
The guide JackDouma posted above is a good start.
If your hard drive has been separated into different partitions (a C: and a D: for example) the Disk Management tool will let
you format the partition from within Windows.
However, as the guide states on page 3, you cannot format/wipe the partition that has Windows installed on it with this tool. This
would mean that, using the example above, the D: would be fine to wipe clean but C: could not be.
If you want to wipe the entire laptop and start from scratch, you'd need a Windows CD/DVD/image to reinstall the operating system.
You'd likely also need to locate and re-install the drivers for your various pieces of hardware (video card, webcam, etc) once the format had been performed.
Regards,
Adam
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Hi Abdul,
If you want to format your laptop's harddrive on Windows 7, you can follow this step by step guide at this URL: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ss/format-hard-drive-windows-7-tutorial.htm#step1
Most of the steps (if not all) are the same for Windows 8/8.1.
Hope this helps.
Jack
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Hi abdulaziz!
Thanks for posting!
As it is a personal device, any formatting/re-imaging will not be supported by RMIT ITS.
That being said, we can offer some advice.
The guide JackDouma posted above is a good start.
If your hard drive has been separated into different partitions (a C: and a D: for example) the Disk Management tool will let
you format the partition from within Windows.
However, as the guide states on page 3, you cannot format/wipe the partition that has Windows installed on it with this tool. This
would mean that, using the example above, the D: would be fine to wipe clean but C: could not be.
If you want to wipe the entire laptop and start from scratch, you'd need a Windows CD/DVD/image to reinstall the operating system.
You'd likely also need to locate and re-install the drivers for your various pieces of hardware (video card, webcam, etc) once the format had been performed.
Regards,
Adam
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Re: i want to format my own laptop
If you don't / cannot install from the system partitions, there are 2 options.
1st Option is DreamSpark
For students studying in an IT course that has been approved by their school's DreamSpark co-coordinator are eligible for access to DreamSpark.
2nd Option
Assuming most OS software is pre-installed AKA OEM.
If you have an OEM version of Windows (Pre-installed Operating System), you will need to contact your computer manufacturer and request a set of recovery disks.


