Multi Computer Solutions

How to Format  Windows 7

In Windows 7, you can format your C drive without being required to format all the other disk drives, or partitions, on your computer. The Windows 7 installation disc that was included with your computer at the time of purchase will allow you to format the C drive and erase all your settings, files, and programs on that partition. To format your C drive, you can save and back up your files and programs to an external disc before using the Windows 7 installation discs to complete the formatting procedure.

Also See 

1. HOW TO FORMAT WINDOWS 7 USIG PENDRIVE

2. HOW TO FORMAT WINDOWS XP

3. HOW TO FORMAT PEN DRIVE

STEPS

 1. Back up and save your files. Formatting the C drive will erase all files, programs, and information saved on the C drive, so you may want to back up any files you want saved.
Save your files to an external hard drive or disc, or save your files to another folder on the network, if applicable.


2. Obtain your computer name if connected to a network. After your C drive has been formatted, you may be prompted for your computer name during the installation process in order to reconnect to the network.
Go to your computer's "Start" menu, right-click on "Computer," then select "Properties" from the menu that appears. Your computer name will be shown below "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings."



3. Insert the Windows 7 installation disc. In some cases, you may have the Windows 7 installation program saved on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive, which can also be inserted.


4. Turn off your computer. Your computer will have to reboot in order to read the Windows 7 installation disc.
Open your "Start" menu, then click on "Shut Down."



5. Power on your computer. When your computer powers back on, it will read the installation disc and begin the formatting process.


6. Format your C drive. After the computer has recognized the installation disc, you will be prompted to press any key on your keyboard to continue. The installation wizard will then appear on your screen.
Select your language from the "Install Windows" page, then click on "Next" to proceed.


Read and review the Windows 7 license terms. In order to proceed to the next screen, you will be required to place a check mark in the box next to "I accept the license terms."


Select "Custom" when prompted to indicated the type of installation you want to perform.


Select "Drive options (advanced)" when asked where you want Windows installed. Choosing this option will allow you to select the C drive as the only drive you want to format.


Click on your "C" disk drive when Windows asks which partition you want to "change," or install. Your computer will then begin formatting, or erasing, all the data currently existing on your C drive. Windows will notify you when the formatting procedure has finished.



7. Re-install Windows 7 on your C drive. After your C drive has been formatted, you will be required to re-install Windows 7 to that partition. Click on "Next" after Windows has notified you that the formatting procedure has completed. The Windows installation wizard will continue to walk you through the installation process. You will be prompted for your computer name if you are connected to a network, and for information such as your user name.


8. Restore your saved files. After Windows has completed the installation process, you can insert your external hard drive or disc into the computer to restore your files back to the C drive.

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You may want to connect to the Internet before you restore your backup files to the C drive. Connecting to the Internet may prompt you to update or download new drivers for the applications and programs you are re-installing.

 Windows 7 it's a "secure" operating system, but we have tools to hack it. Linux is more powerful. Below you will learn how to crack any Windows 7 account with Linux. You have OPH Crack, but sometimes doesn't work. What do we really need is a Linux interface.

1.You must have a CD with a Linux distribution (OPH Crack is the faster distribution);
 
2 Boot your PC with Linux.

 3When the system is ready, you must mount the C: volume.
  
 4.Go to file manager, enter on C: (where Windows is installed) and go to the following path 'C:\WINDOWS\System32'. When you're here you must cut the file 'sethc.exe' and put in another location of the disk.
 
 5.Now, in the System32 folder, rename 'cmd.exe' to 'sethc.exe'.

 6.Reboot the computer. When lobby starts (you must enter the user password) hit 5 times on Shift key

 


  7.The CMD prompt is now launched. enter the following command 'net user' to see the users and then the command to change the user password 'net user USERNAMEYOUWANTTOCHANGE NEWPASSWORDHERE'.
 
8.Close the prompt and enter the password. You're in the system.

 How to Format the C Drive on a Windows XP SP2

Has something screwed up your C drive? Formatting should be the last option, only if everything else failed (including using a live CD such as Ubuntu). If you think you need that, read this article (for Windows XP only).

STEP 1.Insert the Windows XP disk, and turn off your computer


Also See 

How To Format PEN DRIVE



    2 Turn on your computer
 

 3.A screen will come up during the boot and tell you to press any key to boot from CD, (if not you will need to change the start up sequence in the BIOS). Press any key you like.














  

4.    Next, you are asked which file system to use, the FAT Filesystem or NTFS Filesystem. NTFS Filesystem is the newer and faster one, so use that. FAT would also limit you to small hard disk drives.
  

 5.    It might take a while. Once everything is loaded, there will be a few options on the screen. The one you want says 'To set up Windows XP, press enter.' So select it and press enter.
  
  6.    Follow the rest of the on screen instructions to finish formatting.

 7.    Alternatively, if you just want to format a secondary hard drive you can go to 'My Computer', right click on the drive and press format and follow the instructions accordingly.