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Re: DBAN

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.computers
Subject Re: DBAN
Date 2015-12-02 07:37 +1100
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"jonz" <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:6a585522-27b7-4185-ade5-c64fe448bcee@googlegroups.com...
> On Tuesday, 1 December 2015 18:30:11 UTC+11, felix_unger  wrote:
>> On 01-December-2015 2:50 PM, jonz wrote:
>> > Hi all, anyone with experience using "Dariks burn and nuke"....Trying 
>> > to get rid of XP (finally) to install 8.1. All the methods ive found 
>> > and tried so far have got me nowhere. :(... Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> looks like you will have to erase (format) the hard drive after taking
>> off all the files you want to keep..
>>
>> "To upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows Vista or Windows XP, you'll need
>> to install it from a Windows 8.1 DVD and perform a clean installation.
>> This means you won't be able to keep any files, settings, or programs
>> when you upgrade."
>>
>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-vista-xp-tutorial
>>
>> otherwise you might find something here..
>>
>> https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=install%20windows%208.1%20on%20xp%20computer
> ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
> Tried all those, i `spose my Q really is, is Dban going to fuck anything 
> up?.

The only real risk is if you have more than one drive in the machine
you are using it on and manage to wipe the wrong one which has all the
data that you want to keep instead of the one you want to install Win on.

But that is a risk with any formatter.

> Think i`ll just go with it....(Days of Dos were much simpler times).

You can still get bootable DOS CDs which can format the drive.
 

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DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-11-30 19:50 -0800
  Re: DBAN "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-01 13:44 +0800
    Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-11-30 22:43 -0800
      Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 19:27 +1100
  Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-01 18:30 +1100
    Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 00:25 -0800
      Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 07:37 +1100
      Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-02 08:37 +1100
        Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 19:01 -0800
          Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 16:35 +1100
  Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 19:26 +1100
    Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 00:35 -0800
      Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-01 20:08 +1100
        Re: DBAN "Jacko" <Jacko_ONE@bigpond.com> - 2015-12-01 19:17 +1000
          Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 01:41 -0800
            Re: DBAN "Jacko" <Jacko_ONE@bigpond.com> - 2015-12-02 07:50 +1000
              Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-02 15:27 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Jacko" <Jacko_ONE@bigpond.com> - 2015-12-02 16:49 +1000
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 01:05 -0800
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-03 07:37 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Jacko" <Jacko_ONE@bigpond.com> - 2015-12-03 07:25 +1000
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-03 09:17 +1100
          Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-02 15:17 +1100
      Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 07:38 +1100
        Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 22:07 -0800
          Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 19:14 +1100
          Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-03 07:35 +1100
      Re: DBAN "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-02 14:30 +0800
        Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 01:11 -0800
          Re: DBAN "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-02 19:12 +0800
            Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-03 07:36 +1100
          Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-02 22:52 +0800
            Re: DBAN Pete <pjetson@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-03 09:05 +1100
              Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-03 10:16 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 11:02 +1100
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 16:25 -0800
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 14:49 +1100
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 15:12 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 17:11 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 17:10 +1100
                Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-03 14:47 +1100
            Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 22:58 -0800
              Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 19:25 +1100
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 00:38 -0800
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 21:08 +1100
              Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-04 17:49 +0800
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 02:00 -0800
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 21:08 +1100
                Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-04 20:45 +0800
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 19:34 -0800
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-06 08:37 +1100
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 21:04 +1100
          Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 06:45 +1100
          Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-03 10:18 +1100
  Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 16:57 -0800
    Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 12:37 +1100
      Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 14:16 +1100
        Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 20:00 -0800
          Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 15:13 +1100
          Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 19:17 +1100
        Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 15:04 +1100
          Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 16:12 +1100
            Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-04 13:53 +0800
              Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 18:10 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 19:26 +1100
                Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-04 17:45 +0800
            Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 19:20 +1100
            Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 21:05 +1100
        Re: DBAN Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-12-04 15:09 +1100
        Re: DBAN keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-04 20:59 +1000
          Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 12:35 +1100
            Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-05 13:17 +1100
            Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:52 +1100
              Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:06 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:18 +1100
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:50 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 19:41 +1100
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 19:55 +1100
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:06 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:29 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:27 +1100
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 01:59 -0800
                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 21:12 +1100
                Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-06 08:38 +1100
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 07:24 +1100
                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 17:31 -0800
                Re: DBAN "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 13:29 +1100

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