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Xp Reformat Tutorial Part (a)


How to enter bios & set to boot from cd rom & reformat XP

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25 Responses to “Xp Reformat Tutorial Part (a)”

  • 1
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 01:29

    It means the cd is damaged.This could just mean its dirty (hopefully) Look to see if there are in fingermarks on it.Wipe it with a damp towel or cloth and try again. good luck

  • 2
    charringta
    August 30th, 2010 01:54

    hi sir i have a XP SP3 OS disk and i tried using it on my cousins computer then when i hit 100% of formatting it said disk damaged and that the formatting was no complete so is my disk broken or is it the HD..

    i wanna test it on my computer but i have only 1 HD 40gigz so can i back up my OS on D drive then install my disk and if its broken use my old OS?
    if so can you tell me how?

  • 3
    koas86
    August 30th, 2010 02:21

    i press delete n it does nothing please help

  • 4
    safranfaizal
    August 30th, 2010 02:43

    thanxxx mate … thankyou verymuch !!

  • 5
    TsilisMiixalis
    August 30th, 2010 02:43

    use a live cd, ubuntu (linux)
    just boot from cd rom and when start the ubuntu take anything you want from your hard drive..
    this is easy and fast solution :)

  • 6
    shiggedyshiggedyshwa
    August 30th, 2010 03:14

    it’s Purple if you have XP. mine is purple

  • 7
    ehannestad
    August 30th, 2010 03:40

    im refor,ating right now

  • 8
    CharmedOneClaire
    August 30th, 2010 04:40

    can I back-up my files from my laptop that has crashed? some virus got in and my laptop won’t start anymore..

  • 9
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 05:07

    Yes “backup stuff” means any photos.music, video or docuements etc you want to keep. Listen I REAlY suggest you find a friend with a bit more PC knowledge to assist you.

  • 10
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 05:51

    and what does the reformatting CD look like? is it purple? …This rings Alarm bells! …good on you for having a go but I have a feeling your out of your depth.
    Best way to find out if you have the right disc is PUT IT IN THE CD TRAY! & see if its the XP disc .Also you need to get the Audio & Video drivers for your motherboard ..goodluck! Remember to backup your stuff 1st!

  • 11
    NrBKidz
    August 30th, 2010 06:30

    what the … i have a Dell demension 3000 computer i got long ago. I have to reformat it because its starting to run slow all these years. But i have to press F12 to get into BIOS.

    and what does the reformatting CD look like? is it purple?

  • 12
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 07:11

    What you should do or can do .
    1: You should go an purchace a copy
    2: or you can go to a torrent site & d/ll a copy.If you choose this path, you will also need an activation crack (if you are using that pc to go o/l) which you can also d/l.
    Goodluck

  • 13
    thatsharkeyguy
    August 30th, 2010 07:30

    what should you do if your pc didnt come with XP Disks?!

    xx

  • 14
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 07:54

    Yes you can install any OS on your pc as long as your hardware specs match up. Example: Vista is more resource hungry and prefers min 1 gig memory where as XP will get by on 500mg memory. so google the OS you want to install and check the min required specs 1st. I personly have partitioned my drive and have a dual boot of XP & Vista (soon to be updated to windows 7 by me)

  • 15
    van11695
    August 30th, 2010 08:33

    when you reformat your PC, can it be possible to change its operating system?

  • 16
    hille32
    August 30th, 2010 08:42

    Every brand is different.
    My key is F12.
    Just reformattet :)

  • 17
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 08:50

    Some pc’s have a different command to get into bios Examples:Esc:
    Toshiba
    F1: Toshiba; Phoenix; some IBM PS/1 models.
    F10: Compaq.
    F2: NEC.
    Insert: IBM PS/2.
    Tab: eMachines.
    Type in to google Bios entery + (name of your pc) to find which key to use

  • 18
    pckidtuts
    August 30th, 2010 09:03

    I don’t seem to be able to get to bios:(

  • 19
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 09:56

    You probably have a Sata drive & with SATA drives, you have to load drivers so the setup can recognize the hard disk drives. Look for a message like : “Press F6 to load…” I forgot the whole message. Press F6 and then you will have to press ‘S’ to search for drivers on externals disks. You should have SATA drivers ready on some external disk or a floppy disc.
    if this is to baffling for you,seek out an I.T. person to help.

  • 20
    Spartan117rockz
    August 30th, 2010 10:34

    whenever i get to where he is at 3:17 no hard drive comes up. Then when it sais to put in the installation disk it sais its not valid. please help.

  • 21
    007jetto
    August 30th, 2010 11:24

    dudet hank uheaps

  • 22
    Moneski1000
    August 30th, 2010 11:24

    Amazing tutorial! Thanks!

  • 23
    28monkeyking28
    August 30th, 2010 12:00

    i was trying to install windows onto a new harddrive.. it didn’t “work” so i put my working hdd in and it wouldn’t boot past the initial windows xp splash screen… so it’s stuck between that and the welcome screen and it’s black O_O… / i’ll clean my discs up right now and see if that helps

  • 24
    Romancingdashadow
    August 30th, 2010 12:53

    Most likly your disc is dirty.Check for fingerprints and clean.Otherwise it may just be that the disc is corrupt.

  • 25
    28monkeyking28
    August 30th, 2010 13:17

    hey..after the cd runs and loads all the files it needs it says “setup is starting windows”. i reformatted countless times before and it worked..but the more recent formats…. it doesn’t load after that appears. the cd stops moving and it’s stuck there.. any solutions ? thanks =]

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