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PC format & install windows XP profational

by khalid975 Mar 1, 2010 8:02PM PST

Dear sir
How can i format my PC and reinstall windows XP profational?
Please advice.
Tanks & regards,
Khalid 975.

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Re: format and install
by Kees Bakker Mar 1, 2010 8:10PM PST

You don't format a PC. You only format a partition on a disk. But let me assume you want to reinstall XP on a clean c:-drive for some reason.

The way to do that depends on the resources you have, such as:
- recovery partition on the hard disk
- recovery CD
- Windows XP installation CD
- driver CD
Without knowing those details, we can't tell how you should do it. All we can say: check the user manual and see what it says about reinstalling the OS.

Kees

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format and install
by nukinfutsdxb Mar 1, 2010 8:48PM PST

Hello, i have IBM 2.4 ghz desktop, 2 drives, both are NTFS, i want to format drive c to install fresh xp, (already running xp). But my dvd rom is not showing up, when i press F12, though it's working properly in my computer and if i run set up from my computer, but it doesn't format. How can i delete the both partitions and make new partition with fresh windows installation? please advice.....

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What is F12 supposed to do ...
by Kees Bakker Mar 1, 2010 11:19PM PST

in your IBM PC of (for the moment) unknown model? Alas, the function keys for the BIOS are totally unstandardized across motherboard and BIOS makers.
Can you provide a link to the user manual?

All I can say: boot from the CD that has the setup-program for Windows XP. Usually, that is a two step process:
1. Check in the BIOS-setup that the PC is set to boot from that device, if possible.
2. Put the CD in and boot from it, without pressing any key. You might need to confirm that you really want it, by pressing Y within 30 seconds.

Kees

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