Re-initialize HDD in Compaq Presario A900

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My Compaq A900 got to the point I could no longer restore the operating system, Windows Vista, possibly because a virus got into the partition. This PC will only take Windows Vista. I tried removing all partitions, but somehow the HDD became unusable for a fresh copy of Windows Vista to install from a DVD probably because of the way the HDD was set up by Compaq. I have been looking at setting up a USB boot stick with a program on it called HDDLowLevelFormat to re-initialize the hard drive so I can then install Windows Vista back on it. So far I've had no luck setting up the stick to do this. Can anyone help me with this particular task before I go nuts?

Thanks,

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It appears no one here has a clue how to solve this problem!

I got it fixed. Thanks for looking.

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