So I read the FAQ and it said to download dban-1.0.7_i386 so I could install DBAN on my usb flash drive and boot from that to wipe my hard drive. I ran the program and it gives me an error window, with no text at all and an ok button. I click ok and it goes on like its working, and then another error thing comes up, again with no text and it gives me two options, retry or quit. quiting quits the program and retry does the same thing from the begining.
Any help on installing DBAN to my usb flash drive?
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I had the same problem and solved it. Being in a Windows account with admin rights, like I was, apparently isn't sufficient. You need to specifically run the .exe with Administrator rights. In Windows 7, do this by right-clicking the .exe and choosing "Run as Administrator". I guess it'll be the same in Vista, don't know about XP.
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So I read the FAQ and it said to download dban-1.0.7_i386 so I could install DBAN on my usb flash drive and boot from that to wipe my hard drive. I ran the program and it gives me an error window, with no text at all and an ok button. I click ok and it goes on like its working, and then another error thing comes up, again with no text and it gives me two options, retry or quit. quiting quits the program and retry does the same thing from the begining.
Any help on installing DBAN to my usb flash drive?
Where were you able to download? The zip file I got didn't contain 'dban-1.0.7_i386.exe' . Good luck on the usb drive.
I just went to the download section and found the 1.0.7 file exe.
The USB drive needs to be setup with a single FAT (not FAT32) partition, any extras like U3 need to be removed.
For more info, try digging a couple pages down in the forum. I believe Mr. Horn left some real easy instructions.
I had the same problem and solved it. Being in a Windows account with admin rights, like I was, apparently isn't sufficient. You need to specifically run the .exe with Administrator rights. In Windows 7, do this by right-clicking the .exe and choosing "Run as Administrator". I guess it'll be the same in Vista, don't know about XP.