deno666 Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Hi i have a dell dimension 5000 series computer with windows xp home edition including service pack 2. i've had a lot of problems with my comp and i want to complete start over so to speak. how do i completely wipe my hard drive and reinstall windows again so i can get it back to how it was when i bought it? i have all my original disks and stuff i just dont know how to get it all rolling. i've tried pressing ctrl f11 on dell screen start up but nothing seems to happen. hope you can help Quote
maynardvdm Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 boot up with the windows cd in and make sure the bios is set to boot from cd. You should be able to install it again it will ask you to format as well. LOSING all data. Hope this helps. Quote We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. RaidMax Smilodon Gaming Case | Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H M/B | Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.4GHz | 8GB Corsair RAM | Nvidia GTX550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 | Corsair 800w PSU Register for FREE >>here<< | If we have helped you, please consider a donation >>here<< SAS | MBAM | WinPatrol | Avira | ERUNT | Nvidia Drivers http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/mjsmileys/userbarnew4sec.gif
macgyver1267 Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 Its a good idea to use a wipe program to completely clean your drive before reinstalling operating system. There is a free program you can download here.>> http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Follow the directions, its easy and quick to download. Then burn to disk and boot from it. Quote
paulajayne Posted June 18, 2007 Posted June 18, 2007 trying to get on messenger but keep getting error code 80048820 Quote
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