If your system was shipped after July 14, 2004, you should have PC Restore on the hard drive. It will reset the hard drive to exactly the way Dell shipped it, including XP, drivers, and pre-installed software.
It takes only 10 minutes and then all you have to do is install all the Microsoft updates and hotfixes for XP, IE, Office etc, plus any other software you need.
Assuming you have it, you access PC Restore by rebooting and then before XP starts to load, press/hold the Ctrl key and then press F11; release both at the same time. Follow the prompts.
mfinnan101
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You can download them all from here
Just make sure to install them in the following order after installing XP:
Chipset
Audio
Video
Everything Else
It's very important that you install the Chipset driver 1st, if you don't it could lead to all sorts of problems later on.
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mfinnan101
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Here's such a guide:
http://tweakhound.com/xp/installxp/installXP1.htm
You'll also have to download any drivers for your system. What kind of system have you?
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If your system was shipped after July 14, 2004, you should have PC Restore on the hard drive. It will reset the hard drive to exactly the way Dell shipped it, including XP, drivers, and pre-installed software.
It takes only 10 minutes and then all you have to do is install all the Microsoft updates and hotfixes for XP, IE, Office etc, plus any other software you need.
Assuming you have it, you access PC Restore by rebooting and then before XP starts to load, press/hold the Ctrl key and then press F11; release both at the same time. Follow the prompts.
Much easier than reformatting/reinstalling XP...
Ron