pc windows me. accidently delete some file. cannot boot up. how to format?
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Windows ME is one of the worst version of Windows.  You should use either Windows 2000 or Windows XP, and don't even bother with Windows ME.
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Ignore the noobs who say nothing can be done.\n\nYou can try this software\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm\n\nOr, if you are prepared to pay real money, there are a range of professional 'data recovery' firms who can get data off almost any drive. Not cheap but possible.\n\n///
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have you tried to use a program like Pc Inspector File Recovery\n\n\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm
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first format the disk and reinstall windows in your system
1011967
Use PC Inspetor File Recovery!!!\n\nYou can download it from http://www.downlaod.com
593468
What you have is a problem with the hard drive. Either the operating system on the drive has been corrupted, files necessary for it to run have been deleted, or the drive itself has failed. Deleted or corrupted files can be caused by age, a virus or trojan, or unjudicious "cleanup" of the wrong files.\n\nEither way, unless you know a lot about computers, you'll need to either replace the hard drive or format it. And both these things will require you to re-install Windows from a CD, which you say you don't have.\n\nSorry - sounds like time to get a new computer :( and he's lost whatever data was on that one.
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If you formatted your PC, this means you completely erased your hard drive. Your ONLY choice at this point is to reinstall windows from your original install CD. \n\nBuy the way, the format erased ALL your files (docs, photos, music, etc)\n\nSorry to break it to you this way...I feel for you...
855133
just select and delete..\nis it giving any error while deleting...\nif yes then that temp file is currently in use with some program you have installed so better leave that, but if you still wants to delete that boot your computer in safe mode, and delete those temp file
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format c: /s /u\n\nbut you can only do this from a boot cd / floppy and it will wipe the boot drive clean.\n\nof course that assume a DOS format and not a NTFS format.
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About the only way would be to use a data recovery program.\n\nPC Inspector Smart Recovery is free and very good at recovering files. \n\nYou can get it here - http://www.download.com/PC-Inspector-Smart-Recovery/3000-2242_4-10261986.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nI believe it will do the job for you.
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There is a product called Undelete that can do this.  However, if you don't already have it installed, the space where the deleted files were stored has most likely already been overwritten.  The files are almost certainly lost forever.
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Use any one of the utilities \nhttp://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/0,collid,1295,00.asp\n\nto recover files
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1. You need more RAM, definitely. No other solution\n2. Before after pressing the power button and before windows starts loading, keep pressing F8 repeatedly. When the menu comes up, select Safe Mode, and press enter. The if you cant find the solution, you can atleast copy the files and stuff and the format it
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You can use undelete utility to recover files in c:&#92;documents and settings&#92;<user name>&#92;Local Settings&#92;History\n\nOnly if you haven't used the drive much since you earased the history files.
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If you want to start over then just reformat the drive and reinstall Win XP
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Goto trash can icon on ur desktop\nOpen it and select the files u want to restore.
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Buy a program that "bleaches" the hard drive space.  Simply formatting the drive still leaves data retrievable, it's just not seen by Windows.