Comments on: The day the “format C:” joke died http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:42:05 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sw http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-68879 sw Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:59:09 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-68879 There's no definition of "stop working". The computer would work absolutely fine, except you would need to take some time installing Linux. That message was written for noobs. There’s no definition of “stop working”. The computer would work absolutely fine, except you would need to take some time installing Linux.

That message was written for noobs.

]]> By: The Day Google Won The Desktop Wars | The Tao Of Joe http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-30160 The Day Google Won The Desktop Wars | The Tao Of Joe Fri, 25 May 2007 20:19:25 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-30160 [...] and needed to do something quick, either convert to a release version of Windows Vista or ‘format c:‘ and start over with something else. I chose the latter, mainly because my Sprint Broadband [...] [...] and needed to do something quick, either convert to a release version of Windows Vista or ‘format c:‘ and start over with something else. I chose the latter, mainly because my Sprint Broadband [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-25083 Alex Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:31:17 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-25083 What Karma said! You can't even by naked machines anymore, IE with no OS pre-installed. What Karma said!

You can’t even by naked machines anymore, IE with no OS pre-installed.

]]> By: Karma Parmar http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24885 Karma Parmar Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:10:28 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24885 what if you get sick and tired of windows and decide to stick linux on there what if you get sick and tired of windows and decide to stick linux on there

]]> By: Christopher Hawkins http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24730 Christopher Hawkins Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:47:14 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24730 @Aaron: Virtual machine time @Aaron: Virtual machine time

]]> By: Rod http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24566 Rod Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:55:20 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24566 About 6 weeks ago, the mainstream press (and a lot of technology blogs) had a minor stroke about Vista's voice recognition system, and how someone could remotely format your drive by having you play a sound file that the VRS would interpret to be voice commands, even claiming that there were those who tested it and found it to be true. Guess this kind of proves them to be liars, eh? About 6 weeks ago, the mainstream press (and a lot of technology blogs) had a minor stroke about Vista’s voice recognition system, and how someone could remotely format your drive by having you play a sound file that the VRS would interpret to be voice commands, even claiming that there were those who tested it and found it to be true.

Guess this kind of proves them to be liars, eh?

]]> By: DosFreak http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24540 DosFreak Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:58:26 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24540 Nah, the computer would still work fine. Nah, the computer would still work fine.

]]> By: T Man http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24522 T Man Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:57:13 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24522 I love how they say it "could" cause your computer to stop working. I think that is exactly how you would cause your computer to stop working. I love how they say it “could” cause your computer to stop working. I think that is exactly how you would cause your computer to stop working.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24505 Aaron Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:58:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24505 Try this one then: DISKPART SELECT DISK 0 CLEAN To guarantee that will work with the OS running either, but it's more destructive than FORMAT. Try this one then:

DISKPART
SELECT DISK 0
CLEAN

To guarantee that will work with the OS running either, but it’s more destructive than FORMAT.

]]> By: ikyouCrow http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-24500 ikyouCrow Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:36:27 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070322/format-c-vista/#comment-24500 @Christopher Hawkins: it's actually very creepy how far that process got before it stopped itself. almost wet myself reading your post! @Christopher Hawkins:
it’s actually very creepy how far that process got before it stopped itself.
almost wet myself reading your post!

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