Re: Ping: Paul

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On 09/01/2025 14:42, Paul wrote:
> On Thu, 1/9/2025 3:25 AM, David wrote:
>> On 09/01/2025 01:26, Paul wrote:
>>> On Wed, 1/8/2025 6:32 PM, David wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've messed about for much of the day and got nowhere, Mike. :-(
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for all your efforts to help me.
>>>>
>>>> Can you give me a link to make a Hiren's boot disk so that I can
>>>> completely wipe all data from the Dell Laptop's hard drive?
>>>>
>>>> I'll start over tomorrow!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ventoy:
>>> Boot Windows 10 Installer media
>>>
>>> 1) When it offers Install or Troubleshooting, select Troubleshooting.
>>> 2) A number of squares will appear.
>>>      One is labeled "Command Prompt".
>>>      Select that one.
>>> 3) Command Prompt runs as Administrator.
>>>
>>>      diskpart
>>>      list disk       # Note the disk with the correct size and the identification number ("0")
>>>      select disk 0   # select the disk you have identified as the one needing deletion
>>>      list partition  # This is not absolutely required. It helps you verify this is the correct disk.
>>>      clean           # Removes MBR and two GPT tables. No partitions are now visible.
>>>                      # This is a quick way to avoid confusing any utilities. Takes 2 seconds.
>>>      quit/exit       # Exit the program
>>>      exit            # Exit the Command Prompt window, go back to Troubleshooting
>>>
>>> 4) Select the Shutdown option from the Troubleshoot squares,
>>
>> Hello Paul
>>
>> Thanks for chipping in! 🙂
>>
>> I don't see that option! :-(  (At least I don't think I do!)
>>
>> Right now I have A Windows image on my screen with the annotation, over
>> the black and white "Windows" Windows on the right had side, "Hiren's
>> BootCD (and beneath that) PE Windows 11
>>
>> https://ibb.co/TqqLf8s
>>
>> I can connect to the Internet.
>>
>> What would be your choice of things to do now?!!
>>
>> Thanks for helping.
>>
> 
> You've got a Command Prompt on the left of that screen.
> 
> Go exploring. See if "diskpart.exe" is there, by executing it.
> 
> As far as I know, WinPE have "diskpart.exe" and "cmd.exe" for
> the command prompt, as relatively standard parts. That's how
> we partition disks while working in crappy environments.
> It's not very convenient, but any harbour in a storm.


Hello Paul

In the absence of Mike earlier (I see he's here now!) I used my Command 
Prompt to see how I fared.

Here's a (terrible quality! Sorry!) image of what I did:-

https://i.ibb.co/9vWfm5N/IMG-3068.jpg

So. What now?!!

-- 
David

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