How do i reformatte my computer?

man

my win xp wont go passed the loading screen and i dont know what to do? i live in the country and dont have time to get it fixed in town? i have the win xp installTION CD WHAT DO I DO NEXT?

aidan_walsh

Put CD in drive.
Restart.
Select to boot from CD.
Agree to License.
Select drive to install Windows to.
Select a file system format (go with NTFS).
Wait for the files to be copied over.
Restart.
Step through the wizard.
Restart again.
Voila.

Or something like that.

Karoma

Re-installing Windows will incurr data loss.

Before you go down that road, have you tried removing additional hardware & booting into Safe Mode (Start the computer - as soon as you switch it on, keep tapping the F8 key - you should be prompted with a menu - select Safe Mode (Using arrow keys & Enter to confirm selection)?

Successfulling loading Windows in Safe Mode would suggest that the issue can be fixed without requiring a full re-install.

ed: Otherwise, as above. (..or Repair..mneh.)

Hagar

Before you do that, restart the pc, hold down the f5 of f8 key*, I can't remember which at the moment, and start in safe mode then do a shut down and restart. It may start ok for you then.

*Try one then the other.

man

ok thanks for the help,
i tried the safe mode thing its not working
the other options i have are
safe mode with networking

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command prompt
enable boot logging
enable vga mode
last known good.................
directory services restore mode
degubbing mode
disable automatic restart on system failure
start windows normally
reboot

what shoul i do?
my driver cd is in!

Karoma

As per aidan_walsh's post.
Boot with the CD in the drive and follow the instructions on screen.

TommyGun

Man,
Once you format you will lose everything on your harddrive. Do you need to recover any of these, by the sound of it you dont.

Tommy