A quick question about Auto Partition

[lylo]

Using the guide on http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/reference.htm

I managed to get my UA cd to reformat itself without any keystrokes by using the AutoPartition=1 command, however, when I came to use my disc, I noticed that it only made a quick NTFS format of my hard drive, is there any way I can make it so that this performs a full NTFS format.

I suppose I'd just feel better off knowing that everything on my drive that was there before IS being wiped and totally cleaned instead of being unsure because of a quick format.

Love, Lylo!

[argon007]

You should set the

AutoPartition=1

in your Data section.

[lylo]

Yes it already is like that lol,

What I mean is though, is that when I actually use my disc, it formats the disk in a 'quick' format, what I'd like is for it to perform a 'full' format, ie: one that takes much longer than a minute or so to complete lol.

It's not like I have any real reason to have a full format over a quickie, except that the reassurance that anything that might have been plagueing my system before WILL be gone after a full reformat of the drive.

Call it paranoid if you will but that's just me, I'd rather take the time and make sure a job gets done rather then have it all over very quickly with no real reassurance.

[prathapml]

If it'd make you feel better, then I can tell you that you really aren't having anything leftover by using quick format. In today's age of reliable HDDs, the "full" formatting has no relevance, except if you are wanting the setup to check that there's no bad-sectors there.

Other than that, the only difference is, the quick format makes it REALLY easy for anyone to run a data recovery app and get back files (this is a plus point). The full format makes it a _little_ more difficult, but still its very easy to recover files.

Your result is same in both cases, and your gain by moving to full format is ZERO.

Any questions? lol

[lylo]

Heh, fair enough really, like I said it was just basically me being paranoid lol, but thanks for the replies that helps alot