I have a old computer (3 yrs. old) sitting in my house that caught a virus, so I decided to fix it. Messing around i tried to install the emachines winXP cd in it- which does not work on anything else but an emachine, and the old pc, of course, is not one- and now I cannot remove it to install the regular windows xp cd.
Does anyone have any ideas how should I remove it?
And how can I reach DOS when i reboot my computer?
How can I format my C: drive?
2006-07-19 03:14:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
go into the bios and set your cd drive to be the primary booth drive then just put the win xp disk in and reboot using that
2006-07-19 03:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by barhud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To reach DOS you need to hit F8 right before you enter the Windows Login Screen and it will take you to safe mode. Set it so that it boots to MS COMMAND and then try reformatting your computer before you partition your hard drive using the XP CD.
To format just use the format c: command on your DOS command prompt. Make sure you make any backups because it will erase all data.
To format your harddrive you will need to get a recovery disc or a Windows CD.
No boot disc is necessary unless you are trying to install Windows 95.
The 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.
The recovery disc and the windows CD will partition your harddrive and it will wipe out your memory and start from fresh.
2006-07-19 03:18:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even as the gadget is booting up, press F8 continually till you be conscious a exhibit screen that asks you a way as well the gadget up. you could say secure mode or universal mode or command prompt. pick that and it drops you top into DOS with out living house windows. There you could proceed to format thecontinual utilising format c: /s That'll format thecontinual and the /s potential equipment so it's going to eliminate some better issues. how you could still format and to substantiate that it truly is one hundred% sparkling is bypass to the hardcontinual producer's internet website and receive their low element format or writing 0s application. this may placed a nil in each and every writable little bit of thecontinual and entirely completely make it like it is new. an primary format can nevertheless go away issues round while low element format destroys each and everything. good success.
2016-12-01 22:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by radabaugh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
viruses can be removed by online scanners
dos may be accessed by F8 during boot
2006-07-19 03:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋