Is it possible to format a EMachines, if you lost the format disk though?

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No.... if you don't have the disk with the operating system on it, then there isn't a way to reformat your hdd.

My suggestion is to borrow a friends operating disk to install it. If its like windows xp or something, your going to have to find your own serial key for it since you can't use the same key on multiple computers.

If you don't have both the disks or the serial, I would contact emachines and have them get you some disks and a serial.

Hope it helps, xJedix

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Shouldn't there be an option to restore all your hard drive to factory settings during booting? That's what I did with my older computer, but it wasn't an emachines....

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I am sure that in most computers there is either a utility or an option on bootup to format your hard drive to 'out of the box' condition. Have a look in the manual, if you still have it, adn see if there are any instructions. If not then phone them and get them to send another disk. They might charge you, but it wont be too much.

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At first I though eMachines are something new or old, never heard of before. I've searched the Internet and relised it's just a series from Gateway computers.

Anyway, I believe you will just need a boot disk.
You can try making your own set of emergency bootdisks in the case of such happens again.

Check these out..
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
http://www.mirrors.org/archived_software/w...om/original.htm
http://www.bootdisk.net/
http://tweakcentral.com/bootdisk.htm
http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downright_p...s_bootdisks.htm

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Does anybody now how to put a media player ioncorporated into ur desktop
I think that you have to use flash but i dont now how to make one.

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You can look for "fdisk" and the bootable programs off the Internet to make a floppy that will format your hard drive. Good luck to you!

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