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| Thread ID: 112777 | 2010-09-22 01:30:00 | Reformat and re-install XP | Greg (193) | Press F1 |
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| 1138885 | 2010-09-22 01:30:00 | Yeah, call me thick, but I've forgotten how to do it! My girlfriend's machine needs a new clean install. I have the original disk (legit copy), but I'm buggered if I can remember how to do it - ie I want to reformat and reinstall XP on it for her. Is it just a matter of shoving the disk in and follow the instructions? |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1138886 | 2010-09-22 01:34:00 | Yeah, call me thick, but I've forgotten how to do it! My girlfriend's machine needs a new clean install. I have the original disk (legit copy), but I'm buggered if I can remember how to do it - ie I want to reformat and reinstall XP on it for her. Is it just a matter of shoving the disk in and follow the instructions? Yes, boot to cd, it will ask if you want to repair etc....you will have the option to delete partition and re-create...easy peazy |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1138887 | 2010-09-22 01:34:00 | Change the bootdisk in the BIOS to cd, save settings, reboot. Press a key when it says to. Follow what comes on the screen | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1138888 | 2010-09-22 01:36:00 | Dont forget to check what the various components are in the system, sound card, graphic card, NIC etc!, before wiping! Download to a USB stick or something 1st! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1138889 | 2010-09-22 02:02:00 | Also after reformat install the Motherboard drivers from the motherboard CD or from the hardware manufacturers. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1138890 | 2010-09-22 02:03:00 | Back up her stuff first (pull her HDD out and slave it yo yours). Download and have ready all motherboard drivers, Graphics etc etc. Boot off CD, follow instructions. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1138891 | 2010-09-22 02:03:00 | Step by step- Boot from CD, press any key when prompted The top option is what you want - Setup Windows XP now --PRESS ENTER DO NOT use the option to press R - this will simply load up the recovery partition, not give the option to reinstall, the recovery partition is used for fixing a damaged system. Press F8 to agree Bottom Option - Press ESC This will then give you the options to delete etc - follow onscreen instructions. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1138892 | 2010-09-22 02:48:00 | Like Sol and others have said, back up the drivers to a USB stick etc before you rebuild - makes it a lot easier to get all your peripherals back up and running without trawling through the internet for drivers, which can be quite time-consuming. Have service packs/IE8/Windows Media Player 11 etc ready too. . .much quicker than having to re-download them. Double Driver (www.boozet.org) is a great Freeware app for this. Edit:==> Make sure you select NTFS when you reformat too, not FAT32 |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 1138893 | 2010-09-22 02:50:00 | And if its got a SATA hdd and AHCI is enabled, you're need the SATA drivers, before you start. Or you'll have to disable AHCI in the BIOS first | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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