i want to reformat my computer? do ineed any speacial disc to do this.?

Question

and when you reformat your computer does it erase everything like ALL the icons or are you left with the factory settings like internet email recycle bin my docs etc..etc.

Answer 1

If you have a HP or Dell (& others I'm not aware of) then systems like these have options to set it back to factory settings, erasing all the junk you accumulate along the way. However if you don't have the recovery disks it prompts you to create then don't do it. Reformatting involves wiping everything from the hard drive and to get your pc working again you will need an operating system disk like windows XP or Vista (if your computer is powerful enough and when it's out) If you are unsure or don't know anyone to do it for you, ask a local computer shop if they will install an operating system for you after you have formatted the drive.

Answer 2

that depends on the computer u have if u have an older computer 95 98 then yes u do need a disk u can order it from the company ur computer is from if it is windows xp click start - programs - pc help and tools system recovery or somthing that says that with the manufatuer of ur computer such as dell but it will erase every thing escept mycomputer internet explorer... ect unless u choose the recover only option which only gets back things u deleated theat were originaly on ur computer which is not formating at all i suggest u buy cd burner and burn every thing u want to keep to a disk then formatting the disk is called an oem disk

Answer 3

some software can do it. if you are going to install windows xp again, it will format the drive for you. formating erases EVERYTHING on the partition and can't be undone