mistakely deleted my hard drive?

Question

Well i mistakely deleted my hard drive and now i don't know what to do with it. I can not use the pc or anything like that and it alos delete my window xp everytime i turn the computer on it goes to the blank window and it does nothing. Well my question is what can i do with it do i need tmo get a new computer or buy a new hard drive or buy a window xp cd i mean i'm so confused.

Answer 1

If you have DELETEDD the partition windows lives on HOW ? Windows will repeatedly try to stop you doing this to it.

Best bet is to reinstall windows, from scratch. See www.windowsreinstall.com for full details.

Answerer 1, how can she use "safe mode" when she deleted windows

Answer 2

Do this

To start the computer in safe mode
You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2.
Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click Shut down.
In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press F8.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and then press ENTER.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.
Notes

In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services, and no network connections). You can choose the Safe Mode with Networking option, which loads all of the above files and drivers and the essential services and drivers to start networking, or you can choose the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option, which is exactly the same as safe mode except that a command prompt is started instead of the graphical user interface. You can also choose Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.
Safe mode helps you diagnose problems. If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the device or reverse the change.
There are circumstances where safe mode will not be able to help you, such as when Windows system files that are required to start the system are corrupted or damaged. In this case, the Recovery Console may help you.
NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function.

Then this

To run System Restore in safe mode
Access System Restore through Help and Support.
Follow the instructions on your screen.
Notes

To access the System Restore Wizard, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Using System Restore to undo changes, and then click Run the System Restore Wizard.
While the computer is in safe mode, System Restore does not create any restore points. Therefore, you cannot undo a restoration that you performed when the computer was in safe mode.
You can use System Restore to restore your computer to any restore point while in safe mode. If you cannot start the computer in standard mode, you can use System Restore to restore to a time when you could start the computer without errors.
To restore to a time when your computer started without errors, select a restore point as close to the time you remember it last started without errors.
If System Restore is suspended because of insufficient disk space, you cannot enable it by making more disk space available while in safe mode. You must restart the computer in standard mode and make more disk space available.

Answer 3

I'm not a computer expert but if you have all the discs that came with your computer you should be able to start from scratch. If you own a Dell or a Gateway you could always contact them and they could walk you through it.

I feel for you, this sucks. Good luck

Answer 4

Wow, u see the dude above me, what he said, yeah, thats what i was going to say! No but seriuosly, that sounds really good.