(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> What is the advantage of regular formatting over "Quick"
> formatting?
>
> Some sort of integrity checking of the tracks/sectors in the
> partition?
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:
Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
Example:
http://www.google.com/search?q=difference+between+"quick+format"+and+format
First hit from said search:
Differences between a Quick format and a regular format during a "clean"
installation of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302686
Quoting it:
"When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from
the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad
sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the
time that it takes to format a volume.
If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the
partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option
if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your
hard disk is not damaged.
If you installed Windows XP on a partition that was formatted by using the
Quick format option, you can also check your disk by using the chkdsk /r
command after the installation of Windows XP is completed."
Come back - let everyuone know if that is what you needed...
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