Guest trouble with XP Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them?
Guest Curt Christianson Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then The formatting part would not be too difficult to do, but how will you re-install XP without the CD's that came with the computer. For those CD's you should contact the the manufacturer of your computer. Is it necessary to do a format and re-install. of XP? What is your computer doing/not doing that leads you to believe a format is necessary? -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... | ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned | them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them?
Guest Peter Foldes Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then Messy divorce ? :-) In your post just below this and about 48 minutes before you said that you received from Dell the Windows XP CD's . So can you make up my mind as to which XP CD's you have. You can use that CD to reformat your computer. Put the CD in the CD Rom tray and boot up with it in the CD Rom. When it gives you the options to as what you want to do then select the appropriate action that you want to take. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them?
Guest Paul Randall Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then If this is a branded computer, like HP, Sony, etc, you may find instructions on how to order replacement discs on their web site. If not, check for a certificate of authenticity sticker somewhere on the outside of the computer. With the product ID from the sticker, you may be able to contact Microsoft for instructions on how to get replacement discs. If your computer still runs, download software like the free Belarc Advisor which can give you a lot of info about your computer, including product IDs for the operating system and other Microsoft software that may be on the computer. If you have the product ID for the operating system, you can often use the installation CD for a friend's computer with the same version of the OS to do the install but use the product ID from your system. For example, if you have a Sony laptop with a product ID for WXP home edition, you could use a Dell WXP home edition install CD to reinstall. Just make sure you don't usse the Dell product ID or you will screw up it's owner's license. -Paul Randall "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby > burned > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them?
Guest trouble with XP Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then no peter, i said they sent me a (1) CD, it was the recovery CD for windows....that is what caused me to end up with 2 different windows on my computer...guess maybe you need to read a little bit better huh "Peter Foldes" wrote: > Messy divorce ? :-) > > In your post just below this and about 48 minutes before you said that you received from Dell the Windows XP CD's . > > So can you make up my mind as to which XP CD's you have. You can use that CD to reformat your computer. Put the CD in the CD Rom tray and boot up with it in the CD Rom. When it gives you the options to as what you want to do then select the appropriate action that you want to take. > > -- > Peter > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. > > "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... > > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned > > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? >
Guest trouble with XP Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then hey curt, like i said earlier, when Dell sent me the recovery CD for windowsXP, I installed it and ended up with 2 windows on my computer. Now it is running really slow. One of the windows is corrupt the other (I think) is fine. But from what my uncle told me, they are overlapping each other.. "Curt Christianson" wrote: > The formatting part would not be too difficult to do, but how will you > re-install XP without the CD's that came with the computer. For those CD's > you should contact the the manufacturer of your computer. > > Is it necessary to do a format and re-install. of XP? What is your computer > doing/not doing that leads you to believe a format is necessary? > > -- > HTH, > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm > > "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... > | ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby > burned > | them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? > > >
Guest Tony Meloche Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then trouble with XP wrote: > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? Well, I have a hunch you are confusing the words "reformat" and "reinstall", and I'm also unclear as to whether you need to do this, or are just curious "in case", but here goes: Reformatting the hard drive would wipe it clean as a whistle. And you don't need a CD to reformat the hard drive. But what you'd get is a blank, clean hard drive - not even anything to boot. If you want to reinstall Windows XP, it means a trip to your local computer store to buy a CD of Windows XP, I'm afraid. Any other programs on your computer that you don't have the discs for are also gone forever if you decide to *reformat*. If you do have the disc for *any* program, it can be reinstalled easily, of course. But, if you buy the WinXP CD, you may not have to reformat - you can do a "repair" install, which fixes/replaces bad Windows XP files. The big advantage to that is that the rest of the programs on your computer would (should) come through just as you left them. If you do a complete format and reinstall from scratch, you will IMMEDIATELY need to reinstall your anti-virus and anti-malware programs, and then go online and download the updates since your new Windows XP CD was produced. "Window Update" is the easiest way to do that. It will take a while. And, you'd have to reinstall any and all programs that were on your computer originally, if you wanted them back. Reformatting - in the correct sense of the word - is an absolute last-ditch, desperation move to get your computer back to "normal". It is tantamount to burning your house to the ground because it needs too many repairs, so you decide to "start over". It cures viruses, malware - everything. But as I said, you wind up with a blank hard drive, and the necessity of the Win XP CD to reinstall. Don't know if this was any help to you, but there you are. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
Guest Brian A. Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? Read this page carefully, then read it again so you completely understand and don't remove the wrong XP install when you follow the steps. http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_remove_a_second_install.htm -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Guest Peter Foldes Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then I did read it and saw it and understood it. Hence my answer -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:13C09554-6A29-48CA-B621-B7662AD2E3F4@microsoft.com... > no peter, i said they sent me a (1) CD, it was the recovery CD for > windows....that is what caused me to end up with 2 different windows on my > computer...guess maybe you need to read a little bit better huh > > "Peter Foldes" wrote: > >> Messy divorce ? :-) >> >> In your post just below this and about 48 minutes before you said that you received from Dell the Windows XP CD's . >> >> So can you make up my mind as to which XP CD's you have. You can use that CD to reformat your computer. Put the CD in the CD Rom tray and boot up with it in the CD Rom. When it gives you the options to as what you want to do then select the appropriate action that you want to take. >> >> -- >> Peter >> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. >> >> "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... >> > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby burned >> > them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? >>
Guest Daave Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then trouble with XP wrote: > ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby > burned them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? No need to start a brand new thread, twX. It will just cause confusion.
Guest Curt Christianson Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then Sorry trouble..., I didn't notice until I fired off the response that you were the same as the poster a little while earlier. A "pre-senior" moment I suspect. -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EA73D006-B855-419C-B7EB-3F04B2365446@microsoft.com... | hey curt, like i said earlier, when Dell sent me the recovery CD for | windowsXP, I installed it and ended up with 2 windows on my computer. Now it | is running really slow. One of the windows is corrupt the other (I think) is | fine. But from what my uncle told me, they are overlapping each other.. | | "Curt Christianson" wrote: | | > The formatting part would not be too difficult to do, but how will you | > re-install XP without the CD's that came with the computer. For those CD's | > you should contact the the manufacturer of your computer. | > | > Is it necessary to do a format and re-install. of XP? What is your computer | > doing/not doing that leads you to believe a format is necessary? | > | > -- | > HTH, | > Curt | > | > Windows Support Center | > http://www.aumha.org | > Practically Nerded,... | > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm | > | > "trouble with XP" <troublewithXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:77914C3E-FBDE-4B9E-8E96-ADE40DF02FEF@microsoft.com... | > | ok, i have none of the CDs that come with the computer..(my ex hubby | > burned | > | them) so how do I reformatt my computer without them? | > | > | >
Guest Tony Meloche Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: ok then Curt Christianson wrote: > Sorry trouble..., > > I didn't notice until I fired off the response that you were the same as the > poster a little while earlier. A "pre-senior" moment I suspect. > Same here. As someone already pointed out to you - always stick with the same subject line until the problem is resolved. Sorry for any confusion. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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