Re: Formating Hard Drive in Windows XP

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:31:44 -0500

All new Dell PCs are shipped with a Dell Reinstallation CD.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Tutwyller" wrote:
| After having my son's Dell laptop for 2 weeks, the IT department at his 
| university say they cannot load the software to allow him to connect to the 
| university's internet system ( RESNET), but they don't know why. They 
| instructed him to re-format his hard drive and reload Windows XP and all 
| driver software that came with the laptop.  I have two problems:
| 
| 1) The laptop did not come with a Windows XP Operating System CD.  Is this 
| CD usually packaged with a Dell laptop purchase?
| 
| 2) When I try to format the C drive, I receive a message that applications 
| from the drive are running and I need to "dismount" them.  I have closed all 
| operations running on the task bar so it must be some background utility or 
| something.  How do I see what is running in the background?
| 
| Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me answer the questions above.

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