Re: DBAN

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: DBAN
Date	2015-12-03 17:10 +1100
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"jonz" <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Thursday, 3 December 2015 11:03:06 UTC+11, Rod Speed  wrote:
>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>> > Pete wrote
>>
>> >> Are you trying to format the drive that
>> >> you have booted from?  That won't work
>>
>> > are you sure about that?
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>> > doesn't right clik on the C drive and select
>> > 'format' work subject to a warning?
>>
>> Nope, not with XP.
>>
>> > but I'm not going to try it to see :)
>>
>> Completely safe to try.
>>
>> >> - you need to boot from something else,
>> >> like a bootable CD, DVD, or USB stick.
>>
>> > yes, or even a floppy, for those of us
>> > who still have a floppy drive in their PC.
>>
>> Too radical by far.
>>
>> Since you have to boot the DVD to do a clean install,
>> the only thing that makes any sense is to use it to
>> format the drive you are going to install it on.
> ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

> does not work in this instance.....

Bullshit it doesn't.

> OK, with you?

Nope.

>> But he's too stupid to work that out either.

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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
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      Re: DBAN felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-12-02 08:37 +1100
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            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
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                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
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                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
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                Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-04 00:38 -0800
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              Re: DBAN Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-04 17:49 +0800
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                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
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                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
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        Re: DBAN jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 20:00 -0800
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        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
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            Re: DBAN Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-04 21:05 +1100
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          Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 12:35 +1100
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            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
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                Re: DBAN Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 19:55 +1100
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                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
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