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  • 27-07-2007 10:14pm
    #1
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,971 ✭✭✭


    hi

    I've bought a new external harddrive its great 500g and works brilliant. is there anyway to format my pc though without the xp disk as I cant find mine at all.. I wouldnt mind that new feel to the pc, upgraded the ram too etc etc


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Make a bootdisk from bootdisk.com but aren't you going to need the XP disk to install Windows anyway?


  • #3
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,971 ✭✭✭patrickc


    Ruu wrote:
    Make a bootdisk from bootdisk.com but aren't you going to need the XP disk to install Windows anyway?

    I thought i might need the xp disk, but said Id post and see is there anyway at all around it


  • #4
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,467 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    have you tried defrag the computer drive, or uninstall and delete some stuff on the drive you don't need, might help a bit

    sometimes creating a new user account and using that instead will help speed up startup too

    without a install disk, cant really do a full format


  • #5
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,971 ✭✭✭patrickc


    eolhc wrote:
    have you tried defrag the computer drive, or uninstall and delete some stuff on the drive you don't need, might help a bit

    sometimes creating a new user account and using that instead will help speed up startup too

    without a install disk, cant really do a full format

    it's running well and is quiet fast to start up have to say, just incase i had any hidden spyware or adware that the comp was finding thats all i was thinking really..


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