how do you reformat windows vista?

Question

i want to reformat my windows vista home basic. can you give me detailed steps on how to? and what do i have to do after i reformat my windows vista(do i have to put in the "drivers and utilities" cd?thnx

Answer 1

A better question is WHY?

Please re-post and describe your specific problem, with the program name and error messages (if applicable) and a description of your PC.

If your machine hasn't completely given up the ghost, reboot the darn thing to see if you can re-create the problem, taking careful notes on everything you do along the way. Write down any error messages you encounter and don't leave out any of the "technogobbledygook".

Even better, capture a screenshot of every error message you get. If you don't already have a favorite screen-capture program (like MWSnap), use the one inside Windows:

Press ALT + Print Screen to capture the current window, open Paint or WordPad, select Edit > Paste, then save the file in your documents folder with a descriptive title, such as "Error message when trying to access My Documents.jpg."

That way, you can send us links so we can see for it ourselves.

Then, we can try to help.

Answer 2

hello, i am a frequent vista user to reformat your hard-drive u should b suppiled with a vista disc simply place in the hard to reformat or use the other alternative of system restore thanxs

Answer 3

you mean start up your pc from scratch? (i.e placed it back the way you acquire it on day one) it relies upon on the pc. in case you won a reinstall disk inclusive of your pc you are able to purely use that. additionally it particularly is a partition on you pc (no longer assessable to dwelling house windows) many distinctive producers use distinctive keystrokes to turn on a reinstall partition so it would desire to be f8 . it would desire to have onscreen training on what to do. of path it may take something from 10 minutes to a million hour to place in. based an the techniques-set utilized via the producer