curtwulf
April 2nd 06, 10:10 PM
If it were only that easy...
Since you don't have any original drivers, make a list of your PC's hardware and download all of the latest drivers to a Flash drive or CD. This way you'll have them incase your network/modem isn't installed when Windows reinstalls. If you have an OEM system, head to their site to get these drivers since they should all be in one place.
Once you do that, make sure to backup anything you want to keep.
From there, you'll need to configure your system to boot from CD. You should be able to google how to pull this off.
Once you boot from CD and start Windows installation, remove all of the partitions on your drive using the Windows Setup and then install doing a full format. This will completely reset your drive. Doing a quick format only "erases" the info, but it'll still be there and could be picked up by Windows when it scans for old files/settings.
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Gary Stanley Wrote:
How do i delete everything on my computer and start again? I have my windows
XP disk etc and want to start again. I dont have any of the original drivers
etc... should my pc automatically start and just have to install windows xp?
Is there a page where I can just print this off?
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Since you don't have any original drivers, make a list of your PC's hardware and download all of the latest drivers to a Flash drive or CD. This way you'll have them incase your network/modem isn't installed when Windows reinstalls. If you have an OEM system, head to their site to get these drivers since they should all be in one place.
Once you do that, make sure to backup anything you want to keep.
From there, you'll need to configure your system to boot from CD. You should be able to google how to pull this off.
Once you boot from CD and start Windows installation, remove all of the partitions on your drive using the Windows Setup and then install doing a full format. This will completely reset your drive. Doing a quick format only "erases" the info, but it'll still be there and could be picked up by Windows when it scans for old files/settings.
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Gary Stanley Wrote:
How do i delete everything on my computer and start again? I have my windows
XP disk etc and want to start again. I dont have any of the original drivers
etc... should my pc automatically start and just have to install windows xp?
Is there a page where I can just print this off?
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