Thinkpad 755 HDD reformat/factory reset

[getarest2000]

Hello,
I lost Windows password, is there a way to factory reset 755 or reformat HDD from DOS?
Was not able to find anything on Google.
Please advise.
Thank you!

[axur-delmeria]

You can reformat, as long as you have a floppy drive and disks.

[getarest2000]

I do have some floppy disks I can use, is there a step by step procedure?
Thanks.

[getarest2000]

Is there a step by step procedure?

[Edward Mendelson]

Boot from the floppy, then enter:

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format c:

[axur-delmeria]

I think it should be:

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format c: /s 

right?

But before that, you should make a bootable floppy. Whether it's MS-DOS 6.22, FreeDOS, IBM PC-DOS 7, DR DOS 7.1, or whatever, get a floppy disk image (usually with .IMG extension) or installer EXE file. I haven't created a DOS disk in years, but the last time I did, I used an old Windows program called WinImage to create a boot disk from IMG files.

If you want Windows though, that's another matter entirely.

[Edward Mendelson]

I think it should be:

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format c: /s 

right?

Yes! Absolutely right. It's been a whie since I did this...