how to format the computer and how to install the windows back?
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If you have a WinXP disk\npop it in\npress ENTER to load disc when it asks\nyou can format from the winxp installation\nby selecting a partition and choosing to delete it\nformat as NTSF quick, best choice for today's world - the full format is useless and needlessly LONG\n\nif you don't have a XP disk..you shouldnt't be deleting your computer
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To format your harddrive you will need to get a recovery disc or a Windows CD. \nNo boot disc is necessary unless you are trying to install Windows 95. \nThe recovery disc will usually come with your computer, if you dont have one, you will need to call your computer manufacturing company and order one. \nThe recovery disc and the windows CD will partition your harddrive and it will wipe out your memory and start from fresh. \nThis will kill all the viruses and other harmful agents from your computer. \nYou should get an antivirus and pest control to avoid these agents from entering your system after you reformat.
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If you insert the windows cd, there will be option for for formating/clean install and recovery from back up called known good configuaration.\n\nbut I recommend it slightly differently. To be safest, create partition in hard drive. then back up your previous installation there. Install fresh in other drive.
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If you want to format, you need at least a boot diskete or cd rom with the file Format.com of Microsoft. after this, you need the boot/install disk for the O.S. you want to install!! if you want to format and use again Windows XP there is no way to do without the oem install provided disk or the standard install disk. Other procedures aren´t so easy (as example, make a image of the disk, format and reinstall the image, but it implies that your have created that imege without failures, if not, you will reinstall the errors and/or the viruses you want to eliminate with the format)
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back up all your data first...\n\ninsert your windows cd into your drive, reboot your pc and make sure you bios is set to boot from cd.\n\ngo through the questions and answer them.\n\nin about an hour your done...\n\nunless you have hardware that the windows cd doesnt contain drivers for, then you have to install those too... you should have these drivers but if not dont despair, you should be able to get them back.
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To do this, you need to have a copy of your OS (Windows XP for example). First begin by backing up everything on your hard drive you want to keep, then put in the CD of Windows XP and after the system scan at the very beginning you will see options to boot from CD or from Hard Disk. Choose to boot from CD and then select to Install Windows. \nIt will ask you do select a partition. Your hard drive may be partitioned already, so if it is, select each of the partitions and hit the proper key to delete each. Then hit the letter to create a new partition and make as many partitions as you need (somewhere between 1 and 4 should be a good number). Then select the partition to put windows on and then hit the key to proceed with installation. At this point it will either tell you that the partition is not formatted or ask if you would like to format it. Select yes and format it using NTFS. Afterward follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing windows and you will begin with a computer with nothing but Windows on it. Good luck!
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Have you got any data on the drive you want to keep ?\n\nIf not just make a boot disk ( www.bootdisk.com ) and use fdisk to partition the drive and then install windows.\n\nIf you do have data then I suggest you connect the hard drive to another machine as a slave and back it up and then put it back into the machine and format it and re install windows.\n\nThere are other ways of backing up the data, please post back and let me know if you need further help.
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Do NOT use Partition Magic! I have seen it completely corrupt hard drives many times!\n\nIf you have everything backed up, the easiest way is to boot of the Windows CD and re-parition it during the installation.  Just follow the insructions.
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You can format the hard drive by taking the disk that came with it and putting it in at start up. Doing this will wipe out EVERYTHING on the computer.
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See if the computer is booting from windows installation cd.\nFirst it will check your hardware. Then on the first screen it will ask you if you want a new install or repair. Choose New Install. Press Enter. On the next screen press F8. On the third screen you will see all disk partitions. Press D to delete after choosing a partition to delete it. Delete all partitions if you want to (This process is called repartitioning, done prior to formatting) Once you get a single unpartitioned space, press C to create, give space in MB for the size of partition. Create partitions in unpartitioned space. After that by default uppermost partition is selected by default. Press Enter to start installation. At this point you will be asked to choose type of partition. Choose NTFS and proceed.\nhttp://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/windows-reinstallation.html
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Latch onto an external hard drive...shove all your important files in it. then basically wipe the whole damn hard drive, and reinstall the operating system. and when you do...partition your hard drive
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Don't do it! How are you going to install Windows after formating? You said that your CD-Rom doesn't work.. If you format your disc and your cd-rom doesn't work, your computer won't work!\n\nBut if you need it..\nMy computer -> find disc you want format -> left mouse button -> format.. -> start.\n\nAnd that's all!Your computer is empty!
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You can do this by inserting your XP CD on boot up. Enter Setup, and setup will prompt you to format the partition in which you wish to intall windows. Make sure this partition is the one you currently use. Setup will format the partitition and install the necessary windows files from there.
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You don't have to reformat!  Just go to the Start button, then click on it, then click on Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, then System Restore.  Then try "going back" one at a time until you find one that's far enough back before you made whichever screw-up you made, and you'll be good to go.  That's all assuming you have Windows XP.
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First of all restart you system and change your BIOS boot order.  Ensure that your CD or DVD is listed before the hard drive.\n\nBefore you reboot from this ensure the Windows XP CD is in the drive.  Once you reboot the CD should start through the installation.  Here you will be given the chance to select which partition to install windows on.  You can then delete the existing partitions and recreate them.  This will actually cause the reformatting of the HD.
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Stick the Microsoft operating system disk in the computer and reinstall telling it to reformat the hard drive. Before you do that, be sure to backup what ever you want to save. Works like a charm.
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If you want to start over then just reformat the drive and reinstall Win XP