RC> You are searching (in vain) for some reason to rationalize formatting
 RC> the hard drive.  You are creating more and more tenuous "what ifs" to
 RC> justify your statement.  So, I'll just end it all with this:  What if
 RC> your FORMAT.COM _itself_ is infected, and your "formatting" simply
 RC> drops a boot sector infector?  I guess to guard against _that_
 RC> possibility you had better just dump the entire system in the trash
 RC> can should you get infected and buy a new one - just to be *sure*.
Don't laugh.  There was a business near here that actually
recommended to a customer of mine to discard his hard drive
and buy a new one, because the virus infection was sooooooo
bad ..
Luckily the customer checked with me first.
They aren't in business any more.
... Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
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