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• How to format a hard drive in XP?

  I recentley made a restore of the system on my PC. My broadband is provided by BT and the BT Netprotect Plus/McAfee Security. I phone BT to ask my BT Netprotect Plus being reinstalled, they tried three times, without success. BT told me that I needed to have the hard PC formatted disk. If possible someone would be kind enough to tell me what it is and how to go on this subject? My PC is HP Pavilion Media Center that I bought in 2006. Any advice would be appreciated gratefully. Thanks in advance.

  What is your PC model number ?

  It is HIGHLY unlikely that you need to format your hard drive!

  Please, tell us what you mean by "did a restore of the system on my PC." This term is vague and can mean a number of different things. Be as specific as possible. In addition, why perform you this action in the first place? (In the future, if you feel the need to do something like that, do and post here instead of orientation.)

  Finally, what is more/McAfee of BT Netprotect's? Is this some kind of security now? If so, almost everyone here recommend not use you and use instead one better! And there are security programs better who are free. If you are interested, let know us.

  You are able to go online with this PC yet?

• If I had to format a hard drive, it will delete everythink including windows xp disk if yes I would be able to see all thinking when I turn on my computer, as if that were to happen I could use windows install for install windows xp

  If I had to format a hard drive, it will delete everythink including windows xp disk if yes I would be able to see all thinking when I turn on my computer, as if that were to happen I could use windows install for install windows xp

  Gaara_2k6,
  Welcome to the responses of the Forums.  The short answer to your questions are Yes and no and no.

  Depends on how you format the drive, it will delete everything on the drive.  Now, it may still be recoverable with a software specialist or moving to a data recovery company.

  If you formatted your hard drive you would not be able to start to do anything, because there would be nothing on the startup disk.  With the Windows XP CD or with the recovery media provided by the manufacturer of the PC is the only way to reinstall Windows. Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• Have formatted the hard drive how do I retriev my FAVORITES

  I format the hard drive from my pc, but I want to keep my favorites. How can I save them in order to keep everything for later use?

  The profile is a file that store your personal information in a safe place

  • https://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/profiles
  • here explain how to make a backup of https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing%20up%20your%20information profile
  • here explain how to restore

  https://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20Profile

• Satellite Pro A40: Is it possible to format the HARD drive without disk

  I am passing on a Satellite Pro A40 to a brother. It is in very good condition, but has slowed down over the years. I want to get rid of my data (I have on a new machine) and speed up the system by formatting the hard drive.

  The machine didn't come with a disc for Windows XP, or a recovery CD (just a CD "tools and utilities"). I'm sure the drive HARD will be partitioned, and I can format the drive without such a disc.

  If this is true, how should I do?
  Thank you.

  Hello

  I can't believe that you do not have recovery media.
  The laptop must be supplied with recovery CD, Tools & Utilities CD, and WinDVD.

  But back to your question;
  If you insert a new HARD disk, you will need to use the Toshiba Recovery CD or the original CD of Microsoft Windows to install the operating system.
  The new drive is not partitioned HARD and doesn't have any OS pre-installed!

  If you n t have the original CD of Microsoft OS you can contact the service provider allowed in your country and you can order it.

  I hope I could help

  Good bye

• Windows xp Setup cannot format the hard drive

  Original title: windows xp installation

  I had to change hard drives, I went to load my copy of microsoft windows xp and it tells me it cannot format the HDD how many times can we use the xp disc? Or whats wrong?

  Hi Joshua6495,

  What is the full error message that you receive?

  See the article below, which deals with a similar question

  During installation, you are unable to format a Partition with a file Allocation Table Format

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/301340/

  You can use the Windows XP installation disc as many times as you want on the same computer

  Note: All programs on the computer and the data will be lost if you format the hard drive. It is recommended to make a backup of your data before performing any Installation of Windows.

  Thanks and greetings

  Ajay K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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• Cannot start Windows XP. How to format my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP?

  Unable to log on to Windows XP and continues to repeat the initialization. May I know what is happening to my system?

  Dear Sir/Madam,

  I can not even log in to Windows XP, this is why I am not able to access the system restore. Can I know how can I format my hard drive because I can't find all a command 'format '. The system continues to repeat opening a Windows XP session but failed. Help requested to provide your professional advice & solution.

  Yours sincerely,

  Davidaries

  Hello DavidariesGoh

  Reinstall Windows XP
  To reinstall Windows XP, try either of the following methods. If the first method does not work, try the second.
  
  Note You can disconnect from the Internet during the installation. This helps to protect you against malicious users. Method 1: Start the reinstallation of Windows XP to reinstall Windows XP by using the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:

  1. Start your computer.
  2. Insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive or DVD drive of your computer.
  3. In the Welcome to Windows XP page, click Install Windows XP.
  4. On the welcome page in Windows installation, click upgrade (recommended) in the Type of Installationbox (if it is not already started), and then click Next.
  5. On the license agreement page, click I accept this agreement, and then click Next.
  6. On the your product key page, type the 25-character product key in the product key boxes, and then click Next.
  7. Get the updated Setup files page, select the option you want, and then click Next.
  8. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP.

  If you completed the reinstallation, congratulations. You are almost finished. Please go to the section "after you have reinstalled Windows XP' at the end.

  If you receive an error or if the reinstallation did not finish, try Method 2. Method 2: Repair install of Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD Note if Windows XP was preinstalled on your computer, you may need the installation CD to reinstall. Contact the manufacturer of your computer to make sure that you have the CD for a repair installation.

  To reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:

  1. Insert the Windows XP CD in your computer's DVD or CD drive, and then restart your computer.
  2. When you receive the message "Press any key to boot from CD" on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
  3. The following message on the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed:
     This part of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to your computer: to set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair an installation of Windows XP using the Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
  4. Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.
  5. On the Windows XP licensing agreement screen, press F8 to accept the license agreement.
  6. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
  7. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP. After repairing Windows XP, you may have to reactivate your copy of Windows XP. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
     310064 how to fix Windows XP Setup problems when you upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition

  If you completed the reinstallation, congratulations. You are almost finished. Please go to the section "after you have reinstalled Windows XP' at the end.

  If you receive an error or reinstallation did not finish, unfortunately, this article did not resolve your problem. For your next steps, you can ask someone you know for help. Or, you can contact Microsoft Support to help you resolve this problem.

  Back to top

  After you have reinstalled Windows XP after completing reinstallation, perform the following final tasks.

  Note You can also turn on the firewall in Internet Explorer. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  283673 how to activate or turn off the firewall in Windows XP

  Reinstall Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been installed on your computer until you have reinstalled Windows XP, you must reinstall SP2. If you do not have already reinstall SP2 with Windows XP in the previous section, use one of the following methods to reinstall SP2 now. To order Windows Service Pack 2 on CD, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/SP2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

  For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  322389 how to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

  Reinstall all Windows updates after reinstalling Windows XP, you must reinstall all updates to Windows also. To reinstall Windows updates, visit the Microsoft Web site at the following address:

  http://update.Microsoft.com

• I would format my hard drive and reinstall Windows, but have more media. How do I replace it?

  I lent my XP Pro CD to a friend and need to replace

  I want to format my hard drive and reinstall Windows.  I gave my drive to a friend and did not have the installation CD...

  I want to format my hard drive and reinstall Windows.  I gave my drive to a friend and did not have the installation CD...

  Talk to your 'friend', not us.

  haha

• I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. If I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem?

  Winsock error

  Hi I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. I got the fix for microsoft programs, nothing has worked, if I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem. Thank you

  Hi I have a winsock error, so IE won't connect, even though it says I have full signal. I got the fix for microsoft programs, nothing has worked, if I format the hard drive and reinstall xp it will fix the problem. Thank you

  Check that your antivirus (all-in-one suite If you have one) is not turn off your network traffic.

  Note the devices installed in the machine.  Use this information to download the latest version of the drivers and software for the manufacturer's Web site features (on another machine and store on an external support, I suppose, would be the only way for you to do.)

  Uninstall the software/drivers for network devices.  Turn it back on.  Even if pilots are found/installed automatically, manually update the drivers & software using the files you downloaded earlier.

  Download, install, execute, update and perform analyses complete system with the two following applications:

  • MalwareBytes (FREE)
  • SuperAntiSpyware (FREE)

  Remove anything they find.  Reboot when necessary.  (You can uninstall one or both when finished.)

  Search online with eSet Online Scanner.

  Open a command prompt and run the commands following one at a time (after each ENTRY) without leaving the part through if somehting started working...  Note all errors and post them here.

  netsh winsock reset catalog
  ipconfig / renew
  ipconfig/flushdns
  ARP d *.
  nbtstat - RR

• I formatted my hard drive, and when I try to install an operating system, repeat me "bootmgr is missing".

  I formatted a hard drive and when I try to install an o/s he repeats to me bootmgr is missing. I tried 2 o/s XP and win7 is just does not start... and the BIOS is missing pls help.

  original title: I formatted

  Create a bootable CD using one of the two utilities listed below. The utility allows you to delete the partition so that the disk space is listed as "unallocated". Do not create a new partition, just boot from the Windows CD or DVD and let the installation process to create the Windows partition.

  -Partition management utilities-

  Partition Wizard Home Edition:
  http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
  Note: There is also a CD bootable or versions of the bootable Flash drive:
  CD: http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html
  Flash player: http://www.partitionwizard.com/bootable-flash-drive.html
  Among the features and functions: create partition, Delete partition, Format partition,.
  A partition resize, move partitions, Partition recovery after an accidental deletion,
  Convert the partition, partition Explore, Hide partition,
  Change the drive letter, a partition active Set, Explorer (content display) of the partition.
  Note: To complete any task use the "Pending Operations" box at the bottom left.

  Alternative to Partition Wizard (a bit easier to use, but Partition Wizard and EASUS have almost identical user interfaces)
  EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition (free):
  http://www.partition-tool.com/
  Partition software ALL-IN-ONE and the most convenient hard disk partition manager Kit
  Includes Partition Manager, Disk & Partition copy Wizard and Partition MBR and GUID partition GPT disk recovery Wizard (table) on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 (32-bit and 64-bit).
  It allows users to resize/move Partition, drive system extend, copy Disk & Partition, Partition merge, Split Partition, redistribute free space, convert dynamic disk, Partition Recovery and much more.

  General fill info zero (including screenshots): http://gizmodo.com/5494427/leave-no-trace-how-to-completely-erase-your-hard-drives-ssds-and-thumb-drives

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How to format a hard drive with a production system of crude fat ranking system 32

  Try to format a hard drive in fat32.  Windows says it cannot format drive is gross, ranking system.

  If the drive is larger than 32 GB, Windows XP does not let you format using FAT32 (there is a debate on the question of whether you can use the formatting command line tool, but given that it will take much time to format a large drive, you probably don't want to try it; Microsoft actually meant that you can't format a large FAT32 drive during the installation of Windows).

  Keep in mind that a partition formatted in FAT32 has a maximum file size of 4 GB.

  Microsoft recommends using a Win 98 boot disk (if your machine actually has a floppy drive).  Or you can download fat32format and use it.

• How to format my hard drive as my operating system running IM?

  How to format my hard drive as my operating system running IM? I tried many ways must my computer tells me I have to stop all programs that I have running. play help as soon as possible!

  Some PC contains a hidden hard disk restore partition. If yours is one of them, this is how you return your PC to its original state.

  What is the brand and model of your PC?

  Yet, this is a pretty drastic step. There is more easy and faster to improve performance. If you do not want to give it a shot, let us know. And also tell us the specifications of your PC, type of XP, SP, etc.

  Also, you might find follows her beneficial:

  Here are the usual causes of slow:

  1. malware (malware). You need to rule out first! This page has excellent information:

  http://Web.archive.org/Web/20080610163247/http :// www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

  2. some programs aimed at combating malware (for example, Norton and McAfee). Ironically, they can slow things down because they use simply much too many resources. Sometimes they cause conflicts with other programs. And their default mode is to scan your entire hard drive whenever you start. Fortunately, there are other programs of anti-malware software available that use much less resources (p. ex., NOD32, Avast and Avira).

  3. too much of certain types of programs still running in background - with or without your consent. (Then again, a lot of programs running in the background of the consequences trivial.)

  To determine each program and process, you are running, use the task (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) Manager and click the processes tab. You should be able to sort by CPU usage or memory usage for a good ideas that are resource/memory hogs. You must write the names of all the processes for future detective work (or take a snapshot and print it).

  Use these sites to determine what these programs are, and learn how configure them to not always run when starting:

  http://www.PACS-portal.co.UK/startup_content.php#THE_PROGRAMS
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/
  http://www.AnswersThatWork.com/Tasklist_pages/Tasklist.htm

  Sometimes, it is recommended to use msconfig to configure programs to run at startup. A better, more thorough program is Autoruns:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

  But before that, you must use the settings preference of the program in question. Otherwise, for some programs, they will return to the list of startup anyway!

  If you do not want to use msconfig, it can be accessed in this way:

  Start | Run | Type "msconfig" (without the quotes). Enter (or OK)

  4. not enough RAM, causing the PC too rely on the pagefile. A quick way to determine if what is happening is to open (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) Task Manager, and then click the performance tab. Then the three values under Commit Charge (k) Note: in the lower left corner: Total, limit and peak.

  The Total number represents the amount of memory you are using right now. The vertex figure represents the maximum amount of memory you made since the last boot. If these figures are lower than the value of the amount of physical memory (K), then you probably have lots of RAM. In case you want to study it more, you can run the Page queue Monitor for Windows XP:

  http://www.dougknox.com/XP/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm

  5. you can also verify that the access mode of your hard drive has not changed from DMA to PIO:

  http://www.technize.com/2007/08/02/is-your-hard-disk-CDDVD-drives-too-slow-while-copying/

  and

  http://winhlp.com/node/10

• Used the Windows XP drive to format the hard drive

  I used my XP to my Dell PC drive to format the hard drive on a used Dell laptop that I bought recently. It automatically re-installed Windows XP from the disk on the laptop, which works fine, but I can't get the laptop to find or recognize the modem to the laptop, so I can't get a wi - fi connection or use my wireless router.  Any ideas?   Thank you

  You must install drivers for NICs for wireline and wireless to the computer. If you do not have an installation disc driver Dell, go to the Dell website and download Winodws XP drivers for your computer model. You can do this on another computer and transfer them to your computer using a USB stick, external drive, etc. Boulder computer Maven
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• Impossible to format a hard drive with XP Pro partition; some files to refuse to allow the deletion.

  My original XP Pro OS has been corrupted after a CHKDSK procedure that wiped out the OS files. I finally had to re - install on another partition and now I want to format the C: partition to get rid of what was wrong with her. But the FORMAT has terminated before finishing on three tests. I deleted the 99% of the files, but about 5 or 6 are still saying that the system cannot remove them, and they are preventing the working FORMAT. Why the FORMAT is not just overwrite these files?

  If you have reinstalled on another partition, then the boot loader is still on the origonal partition and formatting that partition will make your PC no longer starts

  Start over and clean install win properly http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

  BTW, a broken chkdsk procedure can indicate that your hard drive has a problem, you may want to visit your site from manufacturers of HD and download / create startup utility check disk for example SeaTools for Seagate drives

• MICROSOFT MS-DOS 6.22 AS WELL AS IMPROVED TOOLS 3 DISC GAME USED FOR FORMATTING MY HARD DRIVE?

  MY COMPUTER HAS INSTALLED VISTA AND I WANT TO FORMAT MY HARD DRIVE AND RETURN TO WINDOWS WP

  BACK is not involved in any part of this situation. You don't want to format a drive to be used with XP with BACK; you would format the drive within the XP installation routine instead.

  General information about replacing Vista with XP:

  A. on a computer OEM (HP, Sony, etc.):

  1. go to the OEM Web site and find the XP drivers for your specific model computer. If there is no XP drivers, you can not install XP. End of the story. If there are drivers, download them and store them on a CD - R or USB thumbdrive. you will need after installing XP.

  2. check with the OEM - either since their technical support site, either as - to see if you will cancel your warranty if you do this. If void you your warranty, you make the decision.

  3. If the OEM supports XP on the machine, call them and see if you can qualify to demotion and ask them to send you a XP restore disc. This is by far the easiest and best way to put XP on the machine.

  4. if XP is supported on the machine but OEM does not have a disk to restore XP for you, understand that you will need to buy a copy of XP to your favorite online or brick/mortar store retail.

  5. also understand that you will need to do a fresh install of XP, so if you have any data you want back first.

  6. If none of the above applies to you because you can't run XP which return (see point 1 above), the computer of the machine and buy a running XP instead.

  B. on a generic/home computer built (of the non - OEM company)-you will need the drivers for all your hardware. See the second link below for more details:

  http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean install - how-to
  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - you will need at hand MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - Don ' t Panic!