Preventing Disaster

Many things can go wrong with your computer data. Curiosity or an accident with 
2 common and important DOS utilities can do you in. If you have kids using your 
computer, you should definately take steps to secure these 2 commands. 
Rename FDISK.COM (REN FDISK.COM FDISK) so it can't be used or delete it from 
your hard drive.

                                 Format.Bat

If you want to stop an accidental format of your hard drive, copy the lines 
below into a file and name it format.bat and place it in the dos directory. 
Then rename your format.com in the dos directory to hdformat.com. This will 
stop you or anyone else from accidently formatting your hard drive.You can 
rename this file from 13.txt to format.bat and edit out the top information
above the echo off line.
--------------------------------------
echo off
cls
if "%1" =="c:" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/s" goto dontdo

if "%1" =="C:/S/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/s/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/S/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/S/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/S/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/s/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/s/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/s/v" goto dontdo

if "%1" =="c:/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/v" goto dontdo
                            
if "%1" =="c:/v/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/V/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/v/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/V/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/V/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/v/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/v/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/V/S" goto dontdo

if "%1" =="d:" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/s" goto dontdo

if "%1" =="D:/S/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/s/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/S/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/S/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/S/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/s/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/s/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/s/v" goto dontdo

if "%1" =="d:/v" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/V" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/v" goto dontdo
                            
if "%1" =="d:/v/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="C:/V/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/v/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D/V/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="c:/V/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/v/s" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="D:/v/S" goto dontdo
if "%1" =="d:/V/S" goto dontdo

rem copyright Gene's Computer Outlet, 1990-1996
hdformat %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
goto endbat
:dontdo
echo DO NOT Format Drive C or D! All Data Will Be Lost Forever!
rem COPYRIGHT 1989 Gene's Computer Outlet, Frazer, Pa
:endbat