I just want to reformat my personal computer but i don't know how can i do that. is there someone who can help me or teach me step by step how can i be reformat my pc? I don't have enough money to pay for a computer technician to do that. So guys help me. I'm looking forward for your quick response about this matter. Thanks guys.
2006-09-03 06:46:02 · 4 answers · asked by rodel from philippines 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
sure . i will help u
first of all u need the operating system cd to format and reinstall the os wether its pyrated or original . i think u have the cd . before formatting make sure that u backup all your important datas with asis back up or norton ghost ... u shuld also have the installation cd for your mother board and drivers ... if u dunnot have that find the folder in your computer were the setup files are saved then backup those files..... restart your computer put the os cd in the cd drive ... press f2(in the case of compaq) go to boot options and click on boot priority and change all the priority in to cd . then press f10 save and exit then the computer will boot again and windows setup will load and u will have to enter the windows xp key if u dont have key u can try a google search to find keys
2006-09-03 07:12:02 · answer #1 · answered by darius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you wish to reformat your hard drive as it may not be necessary to do this if we knew why you wanted to do this? Is it because of a virus or other malicious program slowing your PC down and doing other stuff to it?
If so I would recommend that you would get Anti-Virus/Spyware software. 3 free programs I would recommend is:
Clamwin (Anti-Virus protection)
Spybot and Ad-Aware (Anti-Spyware protection)
I use Spybot and Ad-Aware on my computer. Clamwin I have heard a lot about it so I imagine it's a pretty good program for free.
For paid programs that will probably do better than the free ones, but not cost you an arm & a leg. I would highly recommend:
AVG (Anti-Virus Protection)
Spysweeper (Anti-Spyware Protection)
If you still wish to reformat your hard drive did your computer come with a Recovery CD or if you have a computer like mine, all of that is saved on a seperate partition? If not, we need more info, such as what OS are you using?
2006-09-03 07:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully when you bought your computer, with it came a CD that contained the enitre processing information. you need that to reformat it. If you do(and hopefully you do) You insert the CD int the comupter and restart it. The computer will detect the CDs orders and it will ask idf you want to reformat. Its really simple, just read the directions and follow them. It should work.
2006-09-03 06:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Bizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
need a bit more info before i can give you advice
What OS do you have
Do you have a recovery disks or is it a HDD recovery
What is the make a model of your computer
Give this info and should be able to help
2006-09-03 06:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by FEN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋