# Trying To Format A Laptop ....

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 30, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-format-a-laptop/26823 "2007-03-30T19:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trying-to-format-a-laptop/26823/15 "2007-03-31T17:39:30Z")

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if you get stuck with it drop me a line, i’ll get it done for ya. I’ve fixed a zillion laptops. I did it 8 hours a day for nearly 2 years.

I usually use a linux bootable cd with software on it to wipe the drive and the partition table, then another linux bootable cd to make the partitions.

Then you can boot from the windows cd and load windows.

I prefer restores from a cd instead of those silly hard drive image things.

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