KillDisk + windows 7

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  1. Posts : 35
    windows 7 home prem. 64
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    KillDisk + windows 7


    I got a 500gb hard drive, and i'm going to use killdisk to erase everything on my hard drive first.. and then i'm going to pop in my cd for installing windows 7 again, would this work or is it more complicated? please explain
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  2. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #2

    That would work ...
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  3. Posts : 35
    windows 7 home prem. 64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    which command do i use to clean it all but lets me still use it for windows 7
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  4. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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    Your choice ...


    Erase Hard Disk. DOS Command Line Mode

    Depending if you want DOD standards, etc.

    Any reason why you want to wipe your drive, since you will be using it over? Generally I wipe my drives if they are going to be surplussed.
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  5. Posts : 35
    windows 7 home prem. 64
    Thread Starter
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    Lemur said:
    Your choice ...


    Erase Hard Disk. DOS Command Line Mode

    Depending if you want DOD standards, etc.

    Any reason why you want to wipe your drive, since you will be using it over? Generally I wipe my drives if they are going to be surplussed.
    because my old windows 7 stopped working, i get bootmgr ctrl+alt+dele, so im deleting everything on my hard drive and installing new one, thats the right thing to do isn't it
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  6. Posts : 3,139
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    erickho123 said:
    Lemur said:
    Your choice ...


    Erase Hard Disk. DOS Command Line Mode

    Depending if you want DOD standards, etc.

    Any reason why you want to wipe your drive, since you will be using it over? Generally I wipe my drives if they are going to be surplussed.
    because my old windows 7 stopped working, i get bootmgr ctrl+alt+dele, so im deleting everything on my hard drive and installing new one, thats the right thing to do isn't it
    I can understand your concern. However, I would be more inclined to run a chkdsk on the drive to make sure there are no bad sectors, or indication the drive is failing. After that, at most, I might delete and recreate the partition. If you have drive concerns, there are more exhaustive hard drive tests. But I would not use killdisk in this instance.
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  7. Posts : 35
    windows 7 home prem. 64
    Thread Starter
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    Lemur said:
    erickho123 said:
    Lemur said:
    Your choice ...


    Erase Hard Disk. DOS Command Line Mode

    Depending if you want DOD standards, etc.

    Any reason why you want to wipe your drive, since you will be using it over? Generally I wipe my drives if they are going to be surplussed.
    because my old windows 7 stopped working, i get bootmgr ctrl+alt+dele, so im deleting everything on my hard drive and installing new one, thats the right thing to do isn't it
    I can understand your concern. However, I would be more inclined to run a chkdsk on the drive to make sure there are no bad sectors, or indication the drive is failing. After that, at most, I might delete and recreate the partition. If you have drive concerns, there are more exhaustive hard drive tests. But I would not use killdisk in this instance.
    Is there anything wrong with using killdisk to reinstall windows 7? Also, how can i run tests for chkdsk? I'll give you errors i get..
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  8. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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    erickho123 said:
    Lemur said:
    erickho123 said:

    because my old windows 7 stopped working, i get bootmgr ctrl+alt+dele, so im deleting everything on my hard drive and installing new one, thats the right thing to do isn't it
    I can understand your concern. However, I would be more inclined to run a chkdsk on the drive to make sure there are no bad sectors, or indication the drive is failing. After that, at most, I might delete and recreate the partition. If you have drive concerns, there are more exhaustive hard drive tests. But I would not use killdisk in this instance.
    Is there anything wrong with using killdisk to reinstall windows 7? Also, how can i run tests for chkdsk? I'll give you errors i get..
    Nope, nothing wrong with running it at all. Just something I wouldn't do. But it's fine.

    As for checking your disk for errors:

    Check a drive for errors
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  9. Posts : 35
    windows 7 home prem. 64
    Thread Starter
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    Lemur said:
    erickho123 said:
    Lemur said:

    I can understand your concern. However, I would be more inclined to run a chkdsk on the drive to make sure there are no bad sectors, or indication the drive is failing. After that, at most, I might delete and recreate the partition. If you have drive concerns, there are more exhaustive hard drive tests. But I would not use killdisk in this instance.
    Is there anything wrong with using killdisk to reinstall windows 7? Also, how can i run tests for chkdsk? I'll give you errors i get..
    Nope, nothing wrong with running it at all. Just something I wouldn't do. But it's fine.

    As for checking your disk for errors:

    Check a drive for errors
    Mind telling me why? Also, i can't run that, i'm stuck at boot mgr missing, press ctrl+alt+dele, can't start it up, although it lets me do a test somehow on my hard drive, it says short DST failed.
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  10. Posts : 11,408
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    Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
    Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
    HD Diagnostic
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