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Contents > RUNNING Active@ KillDisk
Users Guide
RUNNING Active@ KillDisk
This chapter describes how to use the application.
The chapter’s sections are:
Preparing a DOS-Bootable Floppy Disk
Active@ KillDisk for Hard Drives is a powerful utility with a
small footprint. It is small enough to operate from a single floppy drive in a
Microsoft DOS environment. This can be useful in a number of situations. For
example, a computer technician who is assigned to erase the data on PCs with
hard drives containing Windows operating systems or operating systems other
than DOS or Windows, can use a single DOS-bootable floppy to erase all data.
This chapter describes the steps to create a DOS-bootable floppy (a startup
disk) and run the utility. If you have a bootable floppy, skip to the Copy
Active@ KillDisk to a Floppy section, below.
System Formatting
To prepare a bootable floppy from MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/ME/XP, put a blank
3.5-inch floppy in the floppy drive (drive A:) and follow the appropriate
instructions below:
Windows 95/98 MS-DOS or Command Prompt Mode
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On the screen, type the format command as follows:
FORMAT A: /S
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Follow on-screen messages until process is complete.
Windows 95/98/ME Operating System
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Click the Start button and click Settings > Control Panel.
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From the Control Panel screen, click Add/Remove Programs.
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In the Add/Remove Programs screen, click the Startup Disk
tab.
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Click Startup Disk... and follow the screen instructions until the
process is complete.
Windows XP Operating System
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Right-click A:
drive.
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From the drop-down menu, click Format...
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Enable the checkbox beside Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
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Click the Start button and follow the screen instructions until the
process is complete.
Copying Active@ KillDisk to a Floppy
Copy the Active@ KillDisk for Hard Drives file (KILLDISK.EXE) to the
bootable floppy disk or startup disk in drive A:.
If you don’t have the Active@ KillDisk for Hard Drives file, download
it from http://killdisk.dgeko.de/downloadfree.htm.
After copying the file onto the floppy disk, remove it from the floppy drive.
Labeling the Disk
If you plan to use Active@ KillDisk for Hard Drives in Command Line
mode, please skip the next section and read Boot to DOS (Command Line Mode).
Once preparation of the bootable 3.5-inch floppy disk is complete, you are
ready to begin removing data.
Once you have installed Active@ KillDisk on the floppy, you are ready to boot
from the floppy and use the software for disk erasing.
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