June 17, 200818 yr I recently got my mums old laptop to use except there is no disks to format the hard disk. Is there a download or something to format hard disks? Thanks in advance. Quest Cape - Combat 94, Done Grandmaster Quest - 27/11/08, Combat 115Godwars: 1 Sara hilt, 1 Bandos hilt, Bandos boots, 2x Steam battlestaff, Zammy spear, 6 Shards.Dks: 1 worrior, 1 axe
June 17, 200818 yr If you mean you lost the OS disc you could torrent as disc and then use the code that SHOULD be on the bottom of the laptop or you could just use a linux distro.
June 17, 200818 yr Author Yeah the OS disk is gone. Kk ill give that a go. Quest Cape - Combat 94, Done Grandmaster Quest - 27/11/08, Combat 115Godwars: 1 Sara hilt, 1 Bandos hilt, Bandos boots, 2x Steam battlestaff, Zammy spear, 6 Shards.Dks: 1 worrior, 1 axe
June 17, 200818 yr You could also call the company you bought it from of you bought it from a company and they will sell you on for like $30.
June 22, 200818 yr If you want to do a total reformat, you could try DBAN, but this would require you to have the OS and other discs to make sure everything is working properly, as DBAN will complely rewrite your drive (running it 2-3 times will almost ensure that there is nothing recoverable). And don't try google BlackXp and download it. The first site was rated as giving out bad viruses, and had 2400+ bad (virus-filled) downloads. The next few results weren't much better. It's either made as a theme or as a complete(ly illegal pirated) copy of XP with some other apps. Both are dangerous to download as they often contain viruses/malware. If you want to get an OS disc, get it the legal way, by contacting your computer's manufacturer and buying a copy. It's generally cheap. If you still have the product key, just grab a disc from a friend. The disc doesn't matter, but the product key does. After obtaining the disc, you can use your key and use all the features, legally and without potential harm to your computer. [hide=Funny Quotes]So you sucker punched a kid in the back of the head? Good job.What scares me is that you're like 10 years old.-.- im not that freaking youngYou were a couple years ago.It's not racist if its true.Hmm... I wonder how one goes about throwing someone out a window in a mystic fashion :-k The mental image for that is freaking awesome.[/hide]- I dont need to "get a life." I'm a gamer - I have LOTS of lives!
June 22, 200818 yr A simple way, from my point of view, would be to just use a linux distro to do the wiping for you. There are other methods, though. Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago.
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