Reformatting Windows XP
From: Alex (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/13/04
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:08:40 -0700
Hi Todd, have just spent the evening finding out how to do
this and successfully putting it into practice.
Obviously, save any data you don't want to lose, as the
reformat will wipe all data and programmes. So you will
also need to check that you have got installation disks
and security codes, etc. It also may be worth going to
Device Manager and printing off list of all your devices
and drivers so that you can check they are all present and
correct when you re-install.
You then put the reinstallation CD (or whatever it's
called - will contain Windows XP) in the CD-ROM drive and
reboot. When you reboot, you need to ensure that the PC
boots from the CD-ROM drive first (you may have to change
BIOS settings in startup - normally, your PC will give
brief option of pressing an F key and entering startup
when it boots up normally, before welcome screen, etc.)
Basically, you then follow the instructions, which will
include deleting and reformatting your hard drive.
Windows should then reinstall itself and you then
reinstall your software. It was fairly straightforward
for me, although have one or two minor bugs that I'm
trying to crack. But quite painless all in all.
Also, worth consulting your user manual that should have
come with PC, which will contain instructions for this
process tailored to your machine. Good luck, Alex
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello everyone,
>
>I need to wipe my computer clean and start fresh from
>scratch. I have it all screwed up. How do I reformat
>Windows XP and wipe the hard drive clean?
>.
>
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