Re-Building my PC

[Guest salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com]

Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

[Guest Alias]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

 

Do you have a CD for XP?

 

Alias

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

Some machines may have the installation files on the hard drive and others

may have a restore or system CD. You need to provide some information about

your PC (make, model, is there a system CD, etc.) before anyone can help.

 

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Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

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> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

 

If you have an OEM machine (Dell, HP, etc.) refer to the manual or tech

support website for it to see how to restore to factory condition.

Otherwise:

 

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What

you will need on-hand

 

Malke

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[Guest NickelSlug]

RE: Re-Building my PC

 

A bootable Diskette and run fdisk

Run "fdisk /mbr" to wipe the master boot record and then run fdisk to wipe HD.

 

"salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com" wrote:

> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

There is no need to use these W9x/DOS tools to rebuild a disk when

installing Windows XP, the XP CD has all the necessary tools to do this.

 

John

 

NickelSlug wrote:

> A bootable Diskette and run fdisk

> Run "fdisk /mbr" to wipe the master boot record and then run fdisk to wipe HD.

>

> "salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com" wrote:

>

>

>>Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

>>scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

>>machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

>>wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

>>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:58:17 -0700 (PDT), salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com

wrote:

> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

 

 

 

If yours is an OEM computer that came with Windows preinstalled,

follow the manufacturer's direction.

 

If you have a Windows installation CD, just boot from the Windows XP

CD (change the BIOS boot order if necessary to accomplish this) and

follow the prompts for a clean installation (delete the existing

partition by pressing "D" when prompted, then create a new one).

 

You can find detailed instructions here:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

or here

http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm

 

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

 

or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

 

 

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Re-Building my PC

 

salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi... I'm trying to re-install Windows XP on my machine as my virus

> scanner keeps picking you trojans. I don't mind rebuilding the whole

> machine but I can't seem to get started. Can anyone help? How do I

> wipe everything clean from my PC and re-install Windows XP?

 

 

After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS

installation,, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be

offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part

of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of

boot devices in the PC's 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

 

Then the backed up data can be restored and applications re-installed.

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

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