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to: JEAN PARROT
from: Matt Mc_Carthy
date: 2005-02-27 03:32:58
subject: Win98FE Harddrivicide?

26 Feb 2005, 08:23, JEAN PARROT (1:123/140), wrote to MATT MC_CARTHY:

Hi JEAN.

 JP>         Hello Matt ! 

 MM>> Oh yes, Windows DOES do that!  :-((  If it fails to see the drive 
 MM>> for any reason, it believes there is no data to be careful of and 
 MM>> starts the installation with FDISK.

 JP>         Windows does FDISK ?

Oh yes, especially the OEM versions.  The OEM versions automatically assume
that they are being used in a brand new assembled machine with NO data on
it.  If the drive is not FDISK'd, how can Windows be installed?



     Good luck...  M.

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