Does Reformat repair register

Postcard · 04-15-2003, 12:19 PM

As you can see from my previous post I did something I probably shouldn't have done. Oh well. live and learn.

Now.........will reformatting my puter set the registry straight?

thanks,
Postcard

Drifters · 04-15-2003, 12:27 PM

Yes if you wipe your drive clean and do a clean install.

Postcard · 04-15-2003, 12:37 PM

thanks, I'll do that.

roosta21 · 07-04-2003, 06:37 AM

When you reformat make sure you do it the good way i call it. There is a quick and long format. The quick one takes no time but might not solve your problems. This happened to me before and I had to go back and do it the long way where you have to write 0's to the array and the whole process takes a couple of hours.:no:

**johnwill** · 07-04-2003, 10:09 AM

There is no reason that the quick format won't solve the problem, whatever is left on the disk is totally ignored after the directories are rebuilt by the format. I really doubt that a long format had anything to do with your problem unless you had actual bad sectors on the disk.

roosta21 · 07-05-2003, 12:19 PM

I am just speaking from my previous happings. The quick format did not solve my problem but the long one did.

smjsky · 07-25-2003, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by roosta21
I am just speaking from my previous happings. The quick format did not solve my problem but the long one did.

Low level format distrys the disk. but it does wipe it. Depending on the disk utility you used. Still Low level is low level. You will probably be buying another hardrive in about 6 months. Until then goood luuuck

04-15-2003, 12:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Postcard Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 39 OS: NT	Does Reformat repair register As you can see from my previous post I did something I probably shouldn't have done. Oh well. live and learn. Now.........will reformatting my puter set the registry straight? thanks, Postcard

04-15-2003, 12:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Drifters Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 283 OS: win 2000	Yes if you wipe your drive clean and do a clean install. __________________ Drifters For Life

04-15-2003, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Postcard Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 39 OS: NT	repair thanks, I'll do that.

07-04-2003, 06:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
roosta21 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: phenix city Posts: 28 OS: Win 2k Pro	When you reformat make sure you do it the good way i call it. There is a quick and long format. The quick one takes no time but might not solve your problems. This happened to me before and I had to go back and do it the long way where you have to write 0's to the array and the whole process takes a couple of hours.:no:

07-04-2003, 10:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	There is no reason that the quick format won't solve the problem, whatever is left on the disk is totally ignored after the directories are rebuilt by the format. I really doubt that a long format had anything to do with your problem unless you had actual bad sectors on the disk.

07-05-2003, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
roosta21 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: phenix city Posts: 28 OS: Win 2k Pro	I am just speaking from my previous happings. The quick format did not solve my problem but the long one did.