Grandparents computer?

Question

How do you delete Microsoft xp off your computer. How much will it cost to go and get the program from the store and do you install it back on.

Answer 1

Hi there;

First off you should know that win xp (home or pro) is the OS of your computer system. By OS I mean it is the operating system. Without it, your computer is an oversized desk ornament.
Do not delete or try to remove any component of XP until you have back up copies or replacements of the following:
A new copy of XP home or XP Pro
All the drivers for your video card
All the drivers for your sound card
A copy of the current bios for your mother board.
All the drivers for your printer/scanner/fax
All the drivers for your keyboard and your mouse
All the drivers for your hard drives and anything that has been installed such as any media players (software and hardware)
Make dang sure you have all CDs that you will need in order to rebuild the computer operating system for that is what you will be doing once you delete XP from your computer.

If you are having issues with XP, have you tried to roll your system back to the last known good restore point? If not try that first and see if it cleans up any issues you may be having.
If you are having problems because the current version of XP is bootleg then installing over the old one will not cure the problem but may compound any issues in the registry. So you are being smart by wiping the hard drive and starting over with a legit version.
I strongly urge you to get all you need by finding out what hardware components you have and visiting their web sites for the necessary materials you need. Then, if it were my computer, I would ghost a copy of the current installed hard drive onto an external drive. That way I have a complete and bootable image back up on an external drive to reload if anything goes amiss.
Please be careful and do your home work before starting this. There are excellent web sites that you can google for step by step procedures on how to do what you want to do.
Google them first. Good luck friend :)

Answer 2

You might think about installing a nice friendly Linux Distro such as Ubuntu. If you downloaded the CD/DVD, the installer will let you over write your windows partition. Your grandparents could also be assured of not having to worry about viruses, adware, and other stuff that non-computer savy people have to worry about.

Just my $.02
Zach

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Get what? XP?

Are you saying they don't have a legal copy?

If they don't and all you are trying to do is make it legit is buy a copy, then when you reactivate you enter the new registration key.

You don't need to reinstall the program or delete the old one.

Answer 5

well u just go t the start button and go to settings and control panel and go to add or remove programs and then remove windows now it will cost u no less than 100 bucks for a new operation so just to let you know! also if you don't know what u are doing don't do it because u can mess up your hard drive!