On May 25, 3:06 am, Gerald309 <gerald...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry about the double post.... Usenet doesn't like my Firefox
> perhaps...

And so you see the points if we look here:

What is format? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/format.html
(1) To prepare a storage medium, usually a disk, for reading and
writing. When you format a disk, the operating system erases all
bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure all
sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (that is, those that are
scratched), and creates internal address tables that it later uses to
locate information. You must format a disk before you can use it. Note
that reformatting a disk does not erase the data on the disk, only the
address tables. Do not panic, therefore, if you accidentally reformat
a disk that has useful data. A computer specialist should be able to
recover most, if not all, of the information on the disk. You can also
buy programs that enable you to recover a disk yourself.

Are you people who advocate this actually know what you are doing ?
This is a very elaborate operation to remove windows and all other
software and files - and all of which may be infected or generally
just parts - to painstakingly reinstall them - and somewhat an ease
once you know how. Or is it that they are talking about uninstalling
Windows altogether and install a new licensed copy ? And then all the
software registered in the other is useless and you have to buy all
new software and what about personal files if infected - reinstall
them too ???

Sounds like snake oil to me (gotcha)