How do I wipe out my Windows xp HP computer system?

Question

I already have recovery disks. I DO NOT want to reinstall it, I want to wipe out THE WHOLE SYSTEM! And then use recovery disks.

Answer 1

with system restore
choose destructive recovery
system restore

1- click start at bottom of screen
2 - then click choose all programs
3 - then click pc help tools or could be in accessory's
4 - then click on system restore
5 - then click on restore to an earlier date or factory settings
6 - choose a date when it was working - or factory settings
7 - let it run it may take a while - follow directions - if any
8 - restart THEN CHECK STATUS
choose destructive recovery as last resort you will have to look hard to find this option
i don"t know your computers options etc
you may be able to use f 11 command as you are restating computer
BUT that's what it took to restore mine to get settings i wanted etc
BACK UP IMPORTANT THINGS TO CD NO MATTER WHAT OPTION(S) YOU CHOOSE

after restore you need to make sure you have all windows updates

AUTOMATIC UPDATES FIREWALL ETC

go to start (in the blue bar)
control panel
security center
set up options
to do a manual check go here
http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Answer 2

If you want to reinstall it as if you were doing it on a new hard drive like the ones you buy at the store you do these steps.
Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Managament->On the left side you will see a tree that says Storage, click on it.. then Disk Management->The look for two partions on one disk->After that.. right click on the one that says HP_Recovery it should say "delete partition" as one of your choices.->After that it will be one big partition and then right click on it and it should say either "format" or "Delete Partition" click delete partition and reboot and nothing will be on the disk. No Windows XP or File system such as NTFS or FAT32. When you use your recovery disk it will reconize as a blank disk and automatically create a bi-partitioned hard disk with the HP_Pavilion or whatever you have and also a 2nd one named HP_Recovery. The recovery process will take about 1 hour and 40 minutes using 3 recovery disk.. or atleast thats how long it took me to do mine. After that. Happy Computing!!

Answer 3

RTFM.

Read the HP user Manual and follow the instructions. The Recovery CD will reset your PC to factory settings and clean your hard drive completely..

Answer 4

considering the fact which you have an HP maximum HP's have a outfitted in restoration Disk on the no longer uncomplicated force. to apply it turn on the laptop, and while the Blue HP reveal screen comes on look on the backside, it is going to say some thing like get better laptop. click on that when which stick to the wizard to wipe the laptop. it is going to re installation the OS that got here with the laptop and all utility that became initially on the laptop.

Answer 5

The recovery disk's should give you the option to "reformat" your hard drive before they load your OS. Therefor, that would "wipe" the drive first and remove all data.

Answer 6

Thats what the recovery CD will do for you, wipe old XP, and restore it back to manufacture status.

Answer 7

ok there is a free program out called killdisk that will totaly removeeverything from your hard to the day it was put in and then u can run the recvoery cd

Answer 8

Start > Run > Type : "Format C:/"
Let the computer run.