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July 8th, 2007 10:00

formatting

i am trying to format my computer, 1 i cannot do it through the command prompt because it will not dismount my drive, 2 i do not have a quick restore disk, but i do have my own windows xp cd, but when i try and use it, it says no becuase it is an older verison of xp. what can i do now?
  • ejn63

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    Posted July 8th, 2007 12:00

    Boot the system from the XP CD and delete the existing partition. Then create a new partition, format and install.

    Note that you likely have a quick-restore, which is far more efficient - power on, wait for the Dell screen, press CTRL-F11 and follow the prompts.
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    Posted July 8th, 2007 18:00

    purplebud

    This XP reinstallation guide may be helpful.

    Bev.




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    Posted July 8th, 2007 19:00

    thank you for all your help. i got it
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    Posted July 8th, 2007 20:00

     
    Great.    :smileyvery-happy:
     
     
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