I want give an old pc to my son,but want to remove all the stuff that is on the disk except the OS so he has a "new" PC
2007-09-20 06:43:05 · 4 answers · asked by jumbo remote 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
reformat just put the windows disk in or the manufacturers start up disk and reboot and follow the directions
2007-09-20 06:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by fishshogun 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best way is to use the original Recovery CD that came with the computer.
Otherwise you will need to "Add & Remove Programs" and uninstall everything by hand.
CCleaner also helps to get rid of any bits left over. And Ad-Aware just to help clean up the last bits.
The fresh install means the Registry is clean and small and this improves performance.
2007-09-20 17:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Rob K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The computer should have come with either a Windows or a Recovery CD. Boot with that CD in the drive and it should run a "set up" while will erase the hard drive and return it to its original "Windows Only" condition.
2007-09-20 13:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my computer has a recovery petition on the hard disk called PC angel, all i have to do is press the F10 key whilst the computer is booting up, and from there PC angel takes over, and I can tell the computer to format the hard disk and reinsert a fresh copy of windows, this gives me a "new" computer.
2007-09-20 18:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋