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The beauty of Windows is that it can be fixed with an installation disc, which
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To do this, first type clean into the command prompt, then press [Enter] and
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Type the command format fs=ntfs to finalise the filesystem on your USB drive
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When your PC reboots, you can choose the right tool to fix it. The options are
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System Restore is the most useful of these two. It lets you roll back your
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