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April 7th, 2003 23:00
Formatting My Computer..
I have a Dell Dimension 8100 ... And its a piece of ****.. so i want to format it. I want to get rid of everything except for a few things that i will put on disc.. How will i go about doing this .. would i use the XP professional cd.. or could i do it from my comp???
JOKERSWILD
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Posted April 8th, 2003 01:00
Put everything you want to keep on cd first.Once you formatt the hard drive all data will be lost.JuJu BeanZ
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Posted April 8th, 2003 01:00
Should I put my files mp3's and such on CD... or when i put the cd in will i be able to choose which things i still want?99bottlesofbeer
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Posted April 8th, 2003 03:00
Everytime I get a new Dell I always format the drive with a Windows 98 boot disk. After install I add a logical partition (with Partition Magic) to save important data, drive images , and other things to.
shesagordie
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Posted April 8th, 2003 03:00
juju BeanZ.
This document may help you partition, format and install XP Pro, on the D/8100
http://www.blkviper.com/Articles/OS/InstallXPPro/installxppro1.htmBev.
Message Edited by shesagordie on 04-07-2003 11:02 PM
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Posted April 8th, 2003 00:00