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Active@ KillDisk User's Guide
3 Running Active@ KillDisk for DOS
After you purchase Active@ KillDisk, you will receive a zip file
named KD-SETUP.zip. This file contains everything you need to set up and run the
application.
Double-click on the .zip file to open it up. In the window that opens, click
Extract all files. The Extraction Wizard will open. Click
Next to continue.
From the
Select a Destination dialog, select the
location where you want the folder to be placed. Then click
Next to extract the files.
Use these files while
following the steps to prepare a bootable disk.
3.1 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.
If you want to create a bootable CD ROM, follow instructions in
3.2 Preparing a Bootable CD.
3.1.1 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
- On the screen, type the format command as follows:
FORMAT A: /S
- Follow on-screen messages until process is complete.
Windows 95/98/ME Operating System
- Click the Start button and click Settings > Control Panel.
- From the Control Panel screen, click Add/Remove Programs.
- In the Add/Remove Programs screen, click the Startup Disk tab.
- Click Startup Disk... and follow the screen instructions until the process
is complete.
Windows XP Operating System
- Right-click A: drive.
- From the drop-down menu, click Format...
- Enable the checkbox beside Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
- Click the Start button and follow the screen instructions until the
process is complete.
3.1.2 Copying KILLDISK.EXE, DOS4GW.EXE Files to a Floppy
Copy the Active@ KillDisk for Hard Drives file (KILLDISK.EXE) and
DOS-extender file (DOS4GW.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://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm.
After copying the file onto the floppy disk, remove it from the floppy drive.
Labelling 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.
3.1.3 One-Step Method
Combine all the above steps into one by navigating to our Web site.
Download and run Bootable Floppy Disk Creator for Active@ KillDisk.
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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