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        should I format the hard drives on my workstations?</font></b></td>
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          Hey I am a CAD instructor with ITT (14 M) and I want to format the hard drives on all the workstations, what would be the best way to format the drive, via DOS, if that what command should I use ex: C:\&gt;format /s??<br>
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          I would use that format command, however I would execute it from a bootable floppy, because if you format over the system files, then it won't be able to find them to put them back on the drive.<br>
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          <b><font color="#FF0000">Note: People who who has little experience in computers should NEVER attempt to reformat their Hard Drive. Always find someone who is trained in doing this!</font></b><br>
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          Asked By: XEROX247@aol.com<br>
          Date: 11/29/97</p>
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