Re: reinstall windows

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From: autogoor@xxxxxxxxx
Date: 10 May 2005 15:43:37 -0700

Gordon wrote:
> autogoor@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Recently, my laptop was infected by spyware and I am thinking about
> > reinstall windows XP. I would like to format the entire hard drive.
I
> > have windows XP CD, but the laptop has no floppy drive. How can I
> > start the laptop, and format my hard drive and reinstall windows?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Autogoor
>
> You don't need the floppy. Set your BIOS to boot from CD, and follow
the
> instructions.
>
>
> --
> Gordon Burgess-Parker
> Interim Systems and Management Accounting
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

Thanks, how can I set my BIOS to CD?

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