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• I need to format the hard drive but don't have the windows vista disc to reinstall, but have had the key code that vista was preinstalled do I have to buy a new drive for vista

  I need to format the hard drive but don't have the windows vista disc to reinstall, but have had the key code that vista was preinstalled do I have to buy a new drive for vista

  Hello

  How to reinstall Vista

  Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

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

  Please help someone... I have a desktop running windows 7.  I need to format the hard drive and it won't let me because the program is running.

  Any ideas on how to get this tour using the bios screen, or y at - it an other way round. The drive has a partition, but no other programs on it.  I'm actually getting rid of the computer and need to erase the first hard drive and reload windows xp pro.

  Thanks for any help given, I'm desperate.

  Original title: help with windows 7

  Reinstall Windows XP
  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/

  Windows XP will go into its configuration process.

  Once you arrive at the welcome configuration, press enter on your keyboard to start the installation process

  Press F8 on your keyboard to accept the license agreement

  Select the partition, and then press D on your keyboard to remove it

  Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system

  Press F on your keyboard to start the formatting.

  Installation files will now be copied to your hard drive

  Your system will be rebooted, the installation of Windows XP will continue

• Had to format my hard drive and need SP3 for WIndows XP

  I can't get a new computer just now.  I had to format my hard drive.  Now, I can't get SP3.  However, SP3 was downloaded for Word 2002.  Any suggestions?

  Thank you, JAC

  Different Service Packs for different products: Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office Word XP (2002).

  Showing you not only where to download them from, but how to find things.

  In this case, using an Internet (Google) search engine to search for:

  Service Pack 3 for "Windows XP".

  And (if this link is clicked on it to see the results) you can see what has been found.

  It would have resulted in the first link...
  How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

  However, the second link:
  Windows XP Service Pack 3 network installation Package for IT professionals and developers

  ... is everything (a single downloadable file can be installed to).

  Download that direct link: Windows XP SP3

  Once you have downloaded and the system in question, double-click it to run it, and you go.  There are 90 + updates * after * SP3.  ;-)

• I need to format my hard drive. How can I reload my Windows Vista? Have HP Pavilion dv6000

  Problems with the laptop. I would like to format the hard drive, but I have no disk Windows Vista. Help?

  You are the very welcome, Leon.

• I need to format my hard drive

  It won't let me because it says sound using windows but I can not restart from the disc so I can't uninstall anything and when I try it also says invalid drive: / i. it is the design of the worst system ever, If they weren't so money based God dam I might actually be able to get something done. Greedy MF

  Hello

  and if you have posted your question giving the details of the operating system, this disk you use, etc, without the use of this shouting, we can help you more

  and you're wasting your time and ours because it is NOT microsoft

  These are public forums, facilitated by microsoft

  We give free help in our time free owm

  You cannot format the hard drive from a windows running!

  You must start the computer from either manufacturers recovery disk or microsoft dvd to format and reinstall vista

  to boot from the dvd drive to be able to you will see a way to get into the bios Setup at the bottom of the screen or command menu start

  It would be F2 or delete etc to enter the BIOS or F12 etc. for the start menu

  Change boot order it do dvd drive 1st in the boot order

  http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-XP-Vista/

  and read this

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

• 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.

• 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:-

  1] where can I get my hands on the restore CD that has all the drivers on this subject, and any recovery CD to reformat my HARD drive?
  [2] in the order in which I will make this reformatting?
  How can [3] after having bought an external HARD drive to keep files that I don't want to lose, I transfer those of before my re - format?

  Any help will be greatly appreciated

  :-)

  Hello

  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
  If you have purchased a second HDD and connect it to the USB port and transfer all the necessary files on the second HDD
  If you have purchased only the HARD drive, then you will need a USB HDD 2.5 case.

  Best regards

• Qosmio G20: How to format the HARD drive?

  Hello!

  I bought Qosmio G20 last week and now I want to install Windows XP MCE (not recovery, but a CD in Windows XP CD) on this subject but I have a problem formatting of hard drives. There are two hard disks, and when I try to put in the form of Win 98 it is said as "formatting is not supported on C:" or "formatting is not supported on D:". I want to do before installing new windows because I want to create multiple partitions, but to do that I need to format the disc first.

  Can someone tell me what I need to do to format discs in this way?

  Hello

  You cannot format the HARD C drive because the operating system is running on this HARD drive.
  What you can do is to use the 3rd party software that creates the partitions on the HARD disk on the system running. I use partition Magic 8 to create and manage partitions.

• 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

• 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

• 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?

• 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

• How to format a hard drive when you're locked volume popups?

  How to format a hard drive when you're locked volume popups?

  Looks like you are trying to format the disk that contains the system volume of in WinXP.  You can not.  It would be the computer equivalent of sawing off the branch of the tree, you sit and WinXP is "too smart" to enable this.

  After saving all the data you want to transfer to the new installation of the OS, simply boot from the Windows XP installation CD.  You will be offered the possibility to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to rearrange the order of the boot devices in the PC BIOS to boot from the CD.)

  How TO install Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941

  http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

  http://www.webtree.ca/WindowsXP/CLEAN_INSTALL.htm