Re-Installing Windows II?

Question

You may remember my previous question this week about re-installing windows on my PC. If not, you needn't know the reasons etc. I just have a few more questions about the task:

1.) I am planning on a RAM upgrade from crucial. Should I install it FIRST before I do the clean install? I would think the install would go faster and smoother with 1.25GB ram compared to my pcs original 256MB.

2.) About how long will this take? (Just the clean install of windows and typical drivers). (Getting my Apps downloaded etc. will take months)

3.) I have Verizon DSL which requires its own software and connection before you can use it. However, as soon as you install Windows and connects I was told that I would get a virus???

4.) I supposedly have a "hidden dell partition"?? Would it be advisable to use that instead?? If so, will everything be deleted? I need to totally put my computer back to factory condition.

I appreciate your assistance!

SHOOT I'm SO sorry, I finally understand what you guys meant. I said Windows II because I made a topic earlier this week called "Re-installing Windows". So this is Like "Part II" of my question. I should have wrote "Part".... sorry for the confusion!!

Answer 1

1. Definitely YES.

2. Sorry I'm not familiar w/ Windows ll but Win XP installation plus drivers take about an hour.

3. That's odd, unless their site gets successfully hacked everyday.

4. If you want to go back to default condition, why not just do a repair. It can be done faster. For Win XP, here's a good way of doing the repair:

http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897

I've tried it a number of times and it works.

Answer 2

I don't know or not familiar with Windows II??? But an absolutely to your NO. 1, 40 minutes with no problems for No. 2, Verizon DSL does not require any software before you connect. If you're referring to the CD that they tell you to install, well, that's just a bunch of useless programs that they push. All you need to know is your POP3 and SMTP data for email and that's about it. The Dell partition is not hidden. It is generally the D drive configuration for Recovery on your main hard drive.

Answer 3

i imagine that it truly is a nasty theory to randomly click ok on issues formerly you recognize what they're for. Anywho, what OS are we speaking about. i imagine it truly is possibly the in straightforward words element you left off of your record. Oh, wait, IE9. So Vista or 7. so that you probably did a fix deploy yet issues are great slow and crash. Are you positive that doing a fix deploy truly were given rid of the virus or malware? Did you try scanning with an anti-virus and anti-malware classes? Edit: I see. have you ever tried operating domicile windows replace? possibly you're operating on previous or everyday drivers. Edit: nicely, darn. i'm kinda stumped then. It appear like each thing must be operating large. i recognize that's gonna take a lengthy time period formerly SuperFetch receives an theory on the thanks to load your memory. you need to ascertain decreased start up time on your maximum used classes as quickly because that's gotten a respectable pattern of your habit. i will say that the hot version of Firefox frequently freezes on me now. i favor in charge it on that memory manger they further those days.