I would like to start fresh and completely remove windows XP and reinstall it. I am having all kinds of problems with the present system. It is very very slow, it won't accept the service pack 2 update, Mcafee says it can't delete, quarantine, or remove the malware it finds, I can't run Ad-Aware without the computer restarting mid-scan, etc.
2006-08-08 09:35:13 · 3 answers · asked by Research_chemist 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Format HDD and reinstall windows.
2006-08-08 09:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the XP CD into your CD drive and reboot the computer
It should boot from the CD and go into the Windows setup
About 4 or 5 screens into it, it will ask if you want to format the drive, tell it yes with NTFS
This will completely remove XP - and everything else - from your computer
Continue the setup and let it reinstall Windows on your PC
2006-08-08 16:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fdisk
format
format /mbr
reinstall your xp
dont forget the fdisk, it will COMPLETELY wipe the hdd clean.
2006-08-08 16:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋