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Old 29th Jul 2010, 07:30
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mad_jock
 
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personally I use fdisk off a live OS USB stick.

But I wouldn't recommend that to your average user.

I will let one of the more current Admins tell you the difference between quick and none quick format in the windows enviroment.

Personally after a bit of a bitch of a virus to get rid of my personal method of reinstalling is.

Live OS boot.

fdisk

Single pass of shred

reinstall the OS

I will fully agree it is over kill!!!! I don't care it works for me.
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