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7th Feb 2009, 10:26
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HI i have a dell desktop for about 3 years and have had various problems over the past year as well as currently. I want to re-formatt/re install windows whichever is the term used. There are 2 cds that came with it one is the windows cd its windows XP and the other is for drivers. How do I go about doing this? There isn't anything important saved on the desktop that I am bothered about keeping. So anyadvice as to how to put it back to factory settings would be appreciated.Thanks.
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7th Feb 2009, 10:27
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Restart the machine and boot off the CD, don't run it in windows.
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7th Feb 2009, 10:48
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7th Feb 2009, 11:03
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Restart the PC and let it boot off the CD rather than booting off your hard drive into Windows.
Just put the CD in and restart, you should see an option on-screen that says 'boot from CD' |
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7th Feb 2009, 22:32
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"Change the BIOS boot order so the CD or DVD drive is listed first. Some computers are already configured this way but many are not. If the CD or DVD drive is not first in the boot order, your PC will start "normally" (i.e. boot from your hard drive) without even looking at what might be in your disc drive.
Note: After setting your optical drive as the first boot device in BIOS, your computer will check that drive for a bootable CD or DVD each time your computer starts. Leaving your PC configured this way shouldn't cause problems unless you plan on leaving a disc in the drive all the time." http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstr.../bootcddvd.htm This link should help clear things up in case your computer doesn't boot from the CD. |
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8th Feb 2009, 02:51
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I don't think the OP formatted the HDD yet, that might be a good idea...
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9th Feb 2009, 14:16
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Also I have a cd that says drivers on it i guess i need to run that AFTER re-formatting?
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19th Feb 2009, 06:03
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19th Feb 2009, 07:24
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Yes.
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24th Feb 2009, 06:41
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OK i have the new windows installed and I have also run the drivers cd after that but I am not able to connect to the internet. I know my internet connection is ok as I am using my laptop so its working fine. Someone suggested I look in CP-system-hardare-device manager............and its telling me there that other devices are missing: Ethernet controller,PCI Device and Video controller(VGA compatiable). It then brings option to find these on the internet but as I am internet less on the PC i can't do this. Where and how can I find these missing devices?
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