Ok, I need to reformat my computer because I have a virus.
Can someone walk me through this step by step.
I first have to insert my OS disk and then what?
I'm a real novice and I suck with computers.
Thanks in advance
2007-08-11 17:50:21 · 3 answers · asked by ptaewk 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I'm not real good at explaining technical things (though I know how to do it). Here is an online guide that I think does a pretty good job of explaining it:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1778
It contains a lot of extra information, about installing the hard rive, that you may not need, so just skip forward a few pages.
2007-08-11 18:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, make sure you have all the drivers you need on a cd or flash drive. without all the drivers, some of you hardware might not work properly. You can usually get the drivers from your computer manufacturer's web site. This is assuming you're installing xp: Insert your OS disk and restart your computer with the cd in. You should get a message that says "press any key to boot from cd" so press a key. it will ask you where you want to install the OS so you choose your hard drive. It will automatically format the hard drive and begin installing. Follow the directions from there and if it resets don't boot from the cd again or it will restart the installation.
2007-08-11 18:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which OS you need to install and how much partition you need?
2007-08-11 17:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by surya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋