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November 14th, 2004 22:00
Formatting the hard drive
Hello all,
I would like to format my hard drive to reinstall Windows XP, etc. I have some spyware or adware that I can't get rid of that keeps causing annoying pop-ups while on the internet. I've tried a couple of anti-spyware programs, but they don't seem to stop the pop-ups. I also notice reciently that the calculator and the games have disappeared from the programs menu. It seems easiest to just start over from scratch with a clean hard drive.
The problem is when I try to format the drive, I get a message telling me to quit any utilities or programs using the drive, and to make sure that no window is displaying the contents of the drive. I've closed every program I can think of and it still won't let me format.
Any help with this problem is greatly appreciated.
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How to Partition, Format and Reinstall XP. First, you make the CD/ROM/DVD the first boot device.
How to configure a Dimension series system to boot to the CD/DVD drive.
To find the Dell reinstall guide, that's specific to your system, go here
While installing, delete all existing partitions (Paragraph 5) when you are prompted, then remake and format
them (Paragraphs 6 & 7), followed by installing XP.
You will have to reload the drivers and applications, etc, that should be on the CDs sent with the computer.
After the installation, you will need to download and install the MicroSoft Critical Updates, plus any
other updates you deem necessary, also remember to enable the firewall before going online.
Printing a copy of these instructions, as a reference while installing XP could also be a help.