Reformatting

MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">It's that time of the year again</div> Okay I'm about to format for the first time in about a year and a half. So far I have this on the list for downloads:

AVG
Firefox
SP2
Adaware
Spybot

Am I forgetting anything else? Oh yeah and another thing, I have two hard drives (80g and 200g). I want to partition them so I have:
1 8g drive (for windows)
1 10g drive (backup)
1 100g drive (downloads)
Then another drive just for program files/etc.

Can I partition a drive that hasn't been formatted? Thanks!
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  • SpetsnazSpetsnaz Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24761Members, Constellation
    Steam and its files? any word docs? modem drivers?
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Isn't there a backup function in steam? Anyone know how that works? (check on documents and drivers)
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    Porn?

    ROLF I R SO ORIGINAL
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Feb 27 2005, 02:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Feb 27 2005, 02:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Isn't there a backup function in steam? Anyone know how that works? (check on documents and drivers) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Right click on an 'official' game and hit properties - there should be a button that lets you back up the data. Or you could just burn the .gcf files to a disk.
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  • SpetsnazSpetsnaz Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24761Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Feb 27 2005, 08:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Feb 27 2005, 08:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Isn't there a backup function in steam? Anyone know how that works? (check on documents and drivers) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    4gb of crap tho, unless u've got a DVD burner i dont know.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    I have a DVD burner. So should I just use partition magic to partition the drives? (and can you partition a drive that hasn't been formatted)
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Direct X and graphics card drivers.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited February 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Feb 27 2005, 04:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Feb 27 2005, 04:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (and can you partition a drive that hasn't been formatted) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Partitioning is the process of splitting up unformatted space in to sections and formatting those sections, so yes. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    [EDIT:] Also, if you have a DVD-R, I'd recommend making one of <b><a href='http://unattended.msfn.org/' target='_blank'>these</a></b> instead.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Feb 27 2005, 06:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Feb 27 2005, 06:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> [EDIT:] Also, if you have a DVD-R, I'd recommend making one of <b><a href='http://unattended.msfn.org/' target='_blank'>these</a></b> instead. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Looks a bit complicated for the average user, no?
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Meh, I'm not going to partition. It's too much work and a waste of time considering the whole point of formatting is to wipe your drive clean. I don't want to have big build ups of crap. Burning now, formatting in about 30min.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Feb 27 2005, 05:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Feb 27 2005, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Meh, I'm not going to partition. It's too much work and a waste of time considering the whole point of formatting is to wipe your drive clean. I don't want to have big build ups of crap. Burning now, formatting in about 30min. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You're gonna regret it one day when Windows screws up and you have to format, losing all of your data in the process. I just make two partitions: OS (5 GB) and Data (~75 GB)
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  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    well ed thats what u get for having all that porn on your comptuer. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Shoebox+Feb 27 2005, 06:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shoebox @ Feb 27 2005, 06:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> well ed thats what u get for having all that porn on your comptuer. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    did i say you could talk?


    oh and all ur movies and crap too, be it funny ones, home movies, other crap

    oh and any RPG saves are good to remember

    oh and maybe your links you have for firefox
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    edited February 2005
    I had some problems while reformatting. My second hard drive got formatted for some reason...ugh. And also I could have sworn that windows xp has a built in format function? All I could get it to do was reinstall windows but not format. So I just went through dos and formatted, then installed win98, then just upgraded to winxp. Pfft. Ohwell, computer is running fast.

    Forrester I took your advice and made one partition (11g) for windows. This is the first time I've used firefox after a clean format, and I must say....i've been converted. DAMN YOUS ALL!! Hey SP2 is working this time too, woot!

    /edit Should I get any cool firefox plugins? Where would I get them?
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    if you are using a full install of XP, I know you have options to format it before you install, but using the upgrade version, I doubt it.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Comprox+Feb 28 2005, 12:22 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Feb 28 2005, 12:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if you are using a full install of XP, I know you have options to format it before you install, but using the upgrade version, I doubt it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's the full version <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Teufel_EldritchTeufel_Eldritch Join Date: 2002-01-28 Member: 124Members
    Don't forget to save your Favorites folder. Another good one to save is your Application Data folder.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Teufel Eldritch+Feb 28 2005, 01:35 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Teufel Eldritch @ Feb 28 2005, 01:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Don't forget to save your Favorites folder. Another good one to save is your Application Data folder. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I already formatted...but I got those, thanks <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Thank god WoW characters are saved on servers, or I'd be **** <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Feb 28 2005, 01:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Feb 28 2005, 01:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Comprox+Feb 28 2005, 12:22 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Feb 28 2005, 12:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if you are using a full install of XP, I know you have options to format it before you install, but using the upgrade version, I doubt it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's the full version <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But you installed Windows 98 and then upgraded, so it was acting like an upgrade. If you boot off the XP CD and do a wipe, then you can format the drives as you wish.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    edited March 2005
    That's the reason why I installed Win98. I put the cd in, made the cdrom drive my first drive to startup, and if I remember right it goes into the format/install screen. Mine just loaded windows, then I had to chose a clean install and I'd restart. After that I wanted to format the drive c, but it had setup files on it so I couldnt. That's basically what my problem was...

    I've formatted about 4 times and it's never done this. Weird...Ohwell no biggy, computer is running fast and clean <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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