I have an XP machine (not); formatted the hard drive and installed Fedora instead. However, I would like to go back to XP now.

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  Boot from the DVD 64 bit Windows 7

  To learn how to change your BIOS options to boot from the DVD drive, the following tutorial:

  http://notebooks.com/2011/05/05/How-to-load-BIOS-and-change-boot-configuration/

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

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  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 and complete the installation.

  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

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  If you have problems, use the phone activation:

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• Satellite P30: How to format the HARD drive and install a new OS?

  I have a satellite P30 laptop with Windows XP. I plug myself a new OS (namely because I can't find my old recovery CD CD and OS) that I want to do a re-shape full of my system. Reason is that my system has been painfully slower and slower over the last year. I even updated my RAM to 512 MB standard supplied with the machine to 2 GB, but it seems to have had little or no effect. So my questions are:-

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  [2] in the order in which I will make this reformatting?
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  Any help will be greatly appreciated

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  You received with the laptop Toshiba Recovery CD! Am I wrong?
  So what s the problem?

  Simply insert the CD and try to boot from this CD.
  The restore CD contains all Toshiba drivers, tools and utilities Windows OS + additional software like Win DVD for example.
  The installation will set the laptop to factory settings, but will also format the HARD drive!

  Up to now, we come to the point 3; --> How do I save the data
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  If you have purchased only the HARD drive, then you will need a USB HDD 2.5 case.

  Best regards

• 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?

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• I need to format the hard drive and it won't let me because the program is running.

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  http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

  Insert your Windows XP CD, and then restart your computer.

  When you are prompted to boot from the CD, do so. To do this, press any key on the keyboard.

  To learn how to change your BIOS options to boot from the DVD drive, the following tutorial:

  http://notebooks.com/2011/05/05/How-to-load-BIOS-and-change-boot-configuration/

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• Format the hard drive and reinstall XP

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• How to format the hard drive and do a clean install of XP?

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  In addition to the post of cbarnhorst, please see the following article on how to do a clean install of XP:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/978307

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• Just upgraded my iMac to Yosemite.  He is now on all fours.  I intend to reformat the hard drive and install fresh Yosemite and reloading the hard drive.  Can I turn my CS 6 Suite and Lightroom and then reinstall.  Everyone knows a sl

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• My new HDD is damaged, I would that the instructions to remove the hard drive and install windows 7, so I can later install windows 8.

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• href="file://f://myfile.ext would not specify the hard drive and use the same directory as my html file.

  When you use href="file://f://myfile.ext' it will open fine in Firefox 3.6.8. However, I wish NOT hard code hard drive and use the location of the same player if my html file that calls this href link.
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  This is a simple html file that refers to several local files and I have everything on a usb key (IE my F drive). The memory stick will be sent to several people and their USB can be another letter.

  I found a solution to my problem. Found I could just specify
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• Upgrade the HARD drive and install SSD XP to Windows 7 upgrade - which command?

  I want to make some improvements to my trusty HP XP media center PC m7350n.  Ideally, here's what I want to do in a certain order:

  -upgrade the HARD drive (currently 250 and 500 GB installed, replace with 750 unique?)

  -install an SSD as boot drive (60 to 120 GB?)

  -Reinstall XP restore disks media center

  -do a upgrade 'clean' for win 7 Home premium (64 bit?) from the disc "upgrading"

  The Windows 7 upgrade disk looks like for XP/Vista, so I can't put new hardware and go directly to a cost of Win 7 install.

  Plan a.

  I understand the look of for the minimum size of disks restore disks.  All guess what SSD size would be the minimum? I guess the upgrade of the first hard drive and reinstall XP MC since the restore disks would be trivial (as opposed to their use after a motherboard replacement).  If I have XP MC on the SDS, it is only a reason any Win 7 no upgade SDS?

  Plan B

  If I install the SSD after upgrade to Windows 7, I guess I have to use something like a disk copy program to the boot from SSD HARD disk partition.  SUGESTIONS?

  Plan C

  Restoration of SKIP.  Move existing partitions of 250 and 500 GB drives to 750.  Update for Win 7.  Install an SSD.  Move the boot partition.  Use the same drive for both copy program?

  Am I missing something?

  In case anyone is wondering, I have a spare 750Go drive and the Windows 7 upgrade disk so the only "cost" of this update is to purchase the SSD (and if necessary disk copy program).

  Thank you!

  Don

  donprice11 wrote... I want to make some improvements to my trusty HP XP media center PC m7350n.  Ideally, here's what I want to do in a certain order:

  -upgrade the HARD drive (currently 250 and 500 GB installed, replace with 750 unique?)

  -install an SSD as boot drive (60 to 120 GB?)

  -Reinstall XP restore disks media center

  -do a upgrade 'clean' for win 7 Home premium (64 bit?) from the disc "upgrading"

  The Windows 7 upgrade disk looks like for XP/Vista, so I can't put new hardware and go directly to a cost of Win 7 install.

  Don,

  Please read this article by Paul Thurrott more "Clean install Windows 7 with upgrade media '. It essentially says you can make a completely clean install on a drive with no operating system. The key is not to enter the COA product key after installation is complete. I, myself, installed Windows 7 to discs using disks 'upgrade' several times without problems of installation or activation. The order I do it with, is as follows:

  1 copy all the files and folders of the 250 and the 500 GB HDD of 750 GB.

  2. remove the 250 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB of computer hard drives.

  3. install the SSD.

  4. install Windows 7 on the SSD without entering the product key.

  5. Once finished Windows 7 installation, enter the product key and activate Windows.

  6. return old hard disks of computer as needed.

  7. install purchased software and Windows updates if necessary.

  You should go to 4 GB of RAM to get the most out of Windows 7 64 bit and you can upgrade your graphics card.

  Note: You will lose all software provided CVS Windows XP on your m7350n. Make sure that you create your HP recovery discs before you proceed with the change of equipment or install Windows 7. Your HP recovery disks can have the factory included HP software... it may or may not work with Windows 7. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

• I want to format my hard drive and install vista dvd. What should I do?

  Never done this before any help appreciated.

  I ran format c:\ and attempted then just install windows vista. I had a lot of problems starting etc. Can someone tell me exactly what I need to do? I have format it then create partitions or just intall windows after formatting?

  Help?

  Boot from the Vista CD and follow the prompts to install the operating system. It will be
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  choice.
   
  Go here:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/install-reinstall-uninstall
   
  for orientation
   
  "jeff_polton" wrote in message news: ec0512a7-c1c4-4aa7-b394-be4e19aaf761...
  > Never did this before any help appreciated.
  >
  > Format c:\ ran and attempted then just install windows vista. I have
  > had a lot of problems starting etc. Can someone tell me exactly what I have
  > do? I have format it then create partitions or windows just intall
  > after formatting?
  >
  >
  >
  > Help?
  >
   
   

• My drive hard g62 crashed, I replaced the hard drive and installed windows, but it will not verify as authentic.

  The product key on my laptop does not work when I try to verify that it is authentic?

  Did you install the same version of Windows that came on the phone, as in Windows 7 Home Premium (it is the most common version that I see on the portable class of consumers). The key works only for the original version.

• Need to re - format the hard drive of the constant problems marketing and stay operating in car

  Product: HP Pavilion Media Center M8200n

  Product # GN551AA #ABA

  Serial No. [edited personal product info]

  Operating system: XP upgraded to Windows 7

  Several months ago, I started getting blue screens and freezes and then start at the beginning, etc.. I finally got in a single day and immediately backed up everything on my remote hard drive. I think it would be better to re - format the hard drive and start over. Something keeps sending me blue screens and freeze me. Please help... an elderly person who is not completely computer illiterate, but not so tech savvy!

  W. b. Smith

  CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVE860... ALL THIS IS THANKS TO YOU!

  I remember you said something about Norton does not fully with upgrades. So I removed Norton System and replaced with Security Essentials and all worked fine for 4 weeks now underway.

  Your help so greatly appreciated. Ironically, according to my friends, they have been seen ice problems and I told her about Norton and upgrade system I have. Seems that they had upgraded from Vista to XP. They have deleted Norton and installed another security system and all is well.

  New big giant Bravo to you, Dave.

  Thank you.

• Qosmio F30 - installation of Windows XP is not recongize the HARD drive

  Hi all, can you help me please?

  I had a virus on a download tried to get rid, but all not so tried to format the HARD drive and reload XP pro by putting in the disc and the loading, but find no hard drive after many attempts.

  So I removed the HARD drive and formatted on another pc handed over and tried again still no luck. So loaded XP Professional SP 1,2,3 to the HARD disk via the second pc normally looks good as that pc works ok in F30 it starts up windows black screen then goes to blue screen then reboots and starts again.

  I think something got into the BIOS I downloaded it from the support site, but it won't work. Nothing happens. I'm doing something wrong?
  It looks like you can only update the bios under Windows. I can't because I can't get in there, it says use F12 all I can use is F1

  Thanks in advance

  Hi morgs,.

  He did take a few seconds to find this:

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?MessageID=94387

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?MessageID=135078

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?MessageID=96983