CaNe

Can someone post the steps to reformatting a windows XP Computer. Please!

Puckbandit35

http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/window...s/reformat.htm

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gobygoby

put in your windows disk, shut down the computer, then go into bios and set it to boot from cd drive, then re-install windows. it will "reformat your pc and wipe everything out and once finished you will have a fresh version of windows installed. and then next time you boot up go back into bios and make sure its set to boot yoru HD first. its pretty simple really. good luck!

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Sideburns

just pop in the XP cd...boot from cd....and install it again. When it asks you how to format do a "full" format.

(you don't have to set it back to boot from HD first...I have mine boot from CD>HD>None. That's how it's set up...cause it can boot from floppy...but who does that? lol

gobygoby

lol...."Whats a floppy" j/k.

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TaiDinh

You'll see QUICK NTSF and just regular NTSF. DO NOT choose FAT32 if you see it.

Between Quick and Full reformatting.
Full: During full reformat, the reason why it takes so long is because it scans for Bad Sectors on your hard drive. This can take a long time. My longest was around 3 hours just to get past the scan.

Quick: During a quick reformat, it skips the scan for bad sector session.

QUICK should only be used if you have had any operating system running smoothly before. If you're using a new hard drive, do a FULL reformat.

If you do a quick format, make sure to scan for bad sectors when you get into desktop. It's like cvdisk or something. I don't clearly remember.

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put disk in drive restart computer
when asked to boot from cd hit any key hit any key u want
it will load up it will give u a copple of option select intall window xx (xx is the verison u have)
it will ask u to agree to user agreement hit f8
it will ask u if u want to use the partiotion or delete it or create 1 select delete so delete it by i believe pressing d then enter then l to confirm
then creat a new 1 by pressing c then enter
then select the partition u have just reformated and press enter
select format partition using ntsf press enter and u should be able to figure everything else out byr reading what it says

CaNe

Thanks a lot guys big help.

CaNe

I was also woundering how do you install windows when your computer wont detect the cdrom yet? i have a floppy drive in there but i have no idea what i need all i have is windows XP CD

TheLegend

It will ask you to boot from CD. As long as the ide drive is properly connected to the motherboard and has power it will work.

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