Re: Wipe the disk clean?

On a Toshiba laptop, just press the letter C when you reboot and first
see the
manufacturer's logo.

Michael D. Alligood wrote:
What brand and model number is your computer. Some BIOS have a hot key
you can press to access the boot order. Sometimes it is ESC or F10.

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Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
CIW Certified Instructor



"Head" <Head@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4A132DC6-C83E-4264-99E6-1CB81B0D66A7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Michael,
I have the Windows XP CD, doesn't look like it's a recovery CD. I just
tried doing a restart it just booted right to windows so looks like I will
have to configure the BIOS to look at the cd-rom drive. I'm far from an
expert and could use some help to change the startup.
Thanks, Scott

"Michael D. Alligood" wrote:

If you have your Windows XP CD or recovery CD that came with your PC,
you can insert that into your CD-ROM and reboot your PC. If your BIOS is
configured to boot from CD-ROM, it will prompt you to "press any key to
boot to cd." If after rebooting your computer, it just boots into
Windows again, we need to configure your BIOS to look at the CD-ROM
during boot. The goal is to boot to your Windows XP or Recovery CD and
perform a reinstall with formatting. In doing so, you will lose all
information including pictures, personal documents, music, etc. So make
sure you have a backup of any of these items you would like to keep.

Are you following me so far? :-) Let me know if you have the Windows XP
or Recovery CD and try to boot from it. If it does not work, post back
and I or someone else will be happy to move you forward. Good Luck

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Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc.,
CIW Certified Instructor



"Head" <Head@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8E7E5BF2-A5E9-445F-8B1E-A325BF454FA9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

How do I wipe my hard disk clean for a total re-install of windows xp pro. I
want everything thing off to allow me to start clean again. Thanks for the
help.



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