Guest salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP Windows Desktop Experience <salman.shoaib.2006@gmail.com> wrote in message news:f5d50e9a-1c3d-4226-8b6d-022d6e30e75b@a8g2000prf.googlegroups.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 Malke Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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 -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest NickelSlug Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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) Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 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 -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 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. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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