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@rgd1101- thanks for your response! @ Prostar Computer - Any thoughts on running Kill Disk before I re-install the OS? I REALLY want to make sure there aren't any nasty virus files hiding somewhere in the hard drive. I don't need to send it to Dell, as I can download the recovery program...

Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop with Windows 8 that is infected with a Trojan Virus. The laptop has crashed and will no longer boot to Windows. My question is- Before I re-install the OS with my recovery media, do I need to do any kind of low level/standard format of the hard drive...