I want to format my hard drive, I have Windows XP Home product key, but not drive.

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• I want to format my hard drive to start over but I do not have the windows installation disc. How can I reinstall the pack without the disks after I cleaned the system?

  Resettlement without disks

  Hello. I have a computer bought from a friend with windows vista home premium installed. I want to format my hard drive to start over but I do not have the windows installation disc. How can I reinstall the pack without the disks after I cleaned the system? Thank you, Kim

  Hello. I have a computer bought from a friend with windows vista home premium installed. I want to format my hard drive to start over but I do not have the windows installation disc. How can I reinstall the pack without the disks after I cleaned the system? Thank you, Kim

  You have a hard drive partition to do - but you would need to contact/see the FAQ from the hardware manufacturer (HP, Dell, Gateway, Lenovo, etc) to see if and how.

  Otherwise - you might have to order (pay for possibly) the factory restore/recovery of the value of the manufacturer.

  http://www.ZDNet.com/blog/Bott/lost-your-Windows-discs-how-to-get-replacement-media-legally/4320?tag=nl.E539

  If it was built * friend *, you will communicate with them.  Ask your media.

• I have windows 7 installed on my laptop. I want to format my hard drive. Should I buy windows 7 once again as I format my hard drive?

  I have windows 7 installed on my laptop. I want to format my hard drive. Should I buy windows 7 once again as I format my hard drive?

  Im doing just because my computer is slow and its time to format the hard drive... so I need to wipe it off, but I don't want to lose windows in the process

  If Windows 7 is pre-installed on laptop, Mike instructions don't you will lose Windows 7. If you bought Windows 7 separately and allows you to format the computer, which also does not let you lose thel travel when you format the drive from your installation disc.

• Reinstall windows on the larger hard drive with the product key, but not drive. PC was custom and retailer out of business.

  It is my mother's computer.  She is 90 and is unwilling to learn a new OS.  I want to reinstall XP on a hard disk that has 300 GB and is already installed in the E drive.  His original hard drive is 40 GB and 35 are in use.  I have the original Windows product key but not the windows CD.  the retailer who has built and sold this pc is out of business.  What is the best way to achieve this?

  You can borrow a retail XP CD from a friend of yours and activate it using your product key.

  Just make sure that if your key is for home then get XP Home etc.

• I want to format my hard drive and reinstall windows. How can ensure me that I can reuse the product key?

  I have a situation where my PC seems to be compromised by a virus or similar thoughly.
  I want to perform a low-level format low-level the disks and start over. However, I have a single windows license and I'm afraid that if I do the format I am unable to reinstall it with my product key (as it is already registered).

  Can someone advise how I de-register my copy of windows and retrieve the product key, so I can install it again as a new copy?

  (I don't want to use the options panel, as they appear to use some sort of system image stored on the machine. As far as I know, that the virus hide. It has already been proven extremely resistant to any attempt to restore my anti virus.)

  You can reactivate simply by phone:

  Activate Windows 7 manually:
  1. click on start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4

  2. press enter on your keyboard

  3. Select your country.
  4. Select the telephone activation option and brace yourself for a real person.

• I want to format my hard drive

  I need to format and reinstall Vista Home Basic. I can't even formatted hard drive with the installation disc. When I get to the options where the choice should be shaped is not there. None of the other shortcuts not work either. Help, please! I tried to use driver disk, when he asked during the installation where it says the driver had to be loaded to access hard drive and he could not find the file. Any ideas?

  Hello

  You don't say what kind of installation disc you are using.

  The manufacturer's recovery disks normally don't give you a lot of options; they do it automatically.

  If you have a Microsoft Vista DVD, here are the instructions to follow.

  "How to do a clean install and configure with a full Version of Vista '

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-Vista.html

  See you soon.

• 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
  guide you with formatting and partitioning (unless you have a desire for a
  specific partitioning strategy, let the software guide to default values your
  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.
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  > 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?
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  > Help?
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• I want to improve my motherboard. I have Windows 7 Home Premium OEM set level to professionals.

  I bought the parts to make my first computer from Newegg about 8 months ago. This figure includes Windows 7 Home Premium OEM. I had to move on to professional for my school.

  Now my motherboard (out of warranty) became lethargic and I'll upgrade. But I was told that I have to play for Windows AGAIN.
  That's what I've collected questions on this site, even the thought of service Windows (in India) told me that I would have NO PROBLEM spending these two licenses to my new motherboard.
  I have already sunk $180 in this product. VERY well, I'm hoping not to have to reinvest to solve a simple problem.
  Any help is appreciated.

  The OEM of Windows 7 versions are identical to the versions commercial full license with the following exception:

  -OEM versions don't offer any free direct support from Microsoft technical support Microsoft

  -OEM Licenses are tied to the computer first you install and activate it on

  -OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard

  -OEM versions does not move directly from an older Windows operating system

  What is OEM software? :

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/oemsupport_1/en-GB

  Licensing FAQ:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx

• 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

• 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!

• How to format my hard drive? I am using windows 7 / 32 bit.

  I want to format my hard drive and I use windows 7 w/32bit...help

  joseph1943,

  No one is really ready to advise you without knowing why?

  For you say how much is simple, but once you do, you lose all data and files.

  That is why, in good conscience (sp), five other members read your request and does no response to you.

• Can I install Windows 7 Professional on my Windows 7 Home Premium without formatting the hard drive?

  I have a genuine copy of Windows 7 Professional, I would like to install on my laptop, but I'm afraid to do that because I don't want to format the hard drive and lose all my files, programs, etc. Is it possible to install it without formatting the hard drive and lose all my data? Thank you.

  If the license for Windows 7 Professional, you have access to is a retail version update or complete, you can use the product key and the Express upgrade to Windows 7 Edition Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.

• I want to format an external drive if I use it as a backup he wipe my drive hard mac

  I want to format an external drive of 3 TB of Samsung, will erase my hard drive on my mac and store all my Mac hard disk?

  If you format an external drive which should have absolutely no effect in the internal disk drive.

• 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 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