I need to format my IBM G40 laptop, and i cant afford to lose Windows XP. I didnt recieve any CDs with the computer, just a manual which is, err, lost.
2006-10-19 01:25:53 · 7 answers · asked by JJ London 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I need to format my IBM G40 laptop, and i cant afford to lose Windows XP. I didnt recieve any CDs with the computer, just a manual which is, err, lost.
I need to format it because i need to access a database stored on a server, and for some reason i cannot access. the IT dude running the database told me to format it.
2006-10-19 01:36:55 · update #1
Since you can't lose the WinXP OS already installed, that means you can not do a format of the hard drive. You might try the "Restore" feature in WinXP, which will allow you to restore the laptop to a previous known stable state.
If it is a virus problem, then you should use a viruscan software. There are many FREE virus software that you can download from http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-2001&qt=virus&tag=srch
Since I don't know what exactly is your problem that makes you think that would require a reformat of your hard drive, you might want to take a look around www.download.com and see if you can find the necessary utility software you need to solve your problem.
2006-10-19 01:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by TotalEclipse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bummer dude u re- format it is gone period...if u did not get recovery disc then u gonna have to spend the bucks to get a legal copy of windows ...but look at it this way is a one time thing and then u will always have the way to format because u got disc
2006-10-19 01:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by rickunlimited1952 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi >
Oh dear, it seems like you do not have an "authorised" copy of XP.
Why re-format anyway, I wonder. usually a needless thing to do.
Give the thing a goodly check-up and sort-oit with something like Norton Utilities software.
Works a treat.
Bob.
2006-10-19 01:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by Bob the Boat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go out and buy a xp disc because once you start messing in things your not sure of, your going to need it. if it still working get a friend to give it a tune up, or google it to find out how to do this yourself. IE updates, remove any spy-ware, defrag, run anti virus and stop unnecessary programmes from running.
2006-10-19 01:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by idhard2find&looking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same way you can break a glass whidthout loosing the water that you have into it.
YOU CANNOT FORMAT WIDTHOUT LOOSING YOUR INFORMATION.
you can create a backup of you hdd and restore it after formating , but if you do so ... there`s no reason to format the hdd as long as after formating you make it back as it was before
2006-10-19 01:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by easycoder_biz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
partition!
You might have been given a backup file. If you didn't just format the rest of the hard disc using partition abilities
2006-10-19 01:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by giwrgoulakis 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rakstar!!!!
i dont think you can format without uninstalling XP
u can delete folders maually without deletin g the WINDOWS folder and th Program Files folder in C:
2006-10-19 01:27:54 · answer #7 · answered by padapapa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋