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Could someone tell me in simple english language (not computer language) how to reformat my Windows XP Home Ed
I have already backed up everything, and all I want to do is to reformat my computer. I've got the Reinstallation CD, but I'm really bad at computers so I just cannot follow the instructions I searched for online!! Please tell me how to do it instead of giving me another website that teaches u how to do it...cause it didnt work..! Thank you!!!
Oh yeah I did put in the disk but it turned into this black screen that has all the functions which i did not understand...
1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM and reboot the computer.
If you see a message about hitting any key to boot the CD, do so now.
2. MS-DOS portion of Setup begins
In the first stage of Setup, you will see a series of blue and gray MS-DOS-based screens.
Wait until the Welcome screen appears.
3. Welcome to Setup
Finally, Setup begins. Press ENTER to continue Setup, and it will examine your hard drives and removable disks.
4. Read the license agreement
Next, you'll have to agree to Microsoft's complex licensing agreement. Among the highlights: You don't actually own Windows XP and you can only install it on one PC.
No one reads this!! Press F8
5. Choose an installation partition
This crucial step lets you choose where to install XP. On a clean install, you will typically install to the C: drive. Setup will show you all of your available disks (in this case, just one) and let you create and delete partitions as needed. So, for example, if you have one disk, but would like to create two partitions, one for XP and one for your data, you can do that here. For ur convenience, plz choose C: drive.
6. Select the file system.
Select the 1st option "Format the partition using NTFS file system(Quick)".
Press Enter.
7. Format the partition
Hit F to continue, and a yellow progress bar will indicate the status of the format. When this is complete, Setup will again examine your disks, and create a list of files to copy.
8. Setup folder copy phase and reboot
Setup will now copy system files to the system/boot partition(s) you just created. This will allow the PC to boot from the C: drive and continue Setup in GUI mode.
When the file copy is complete, Setup will initialize and save your XP configuration. It will then reboot your PC.
When the system reboots, you will probably see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message again. If this happens, "DO NOT" press a key: Setup will now boot from your C: drive. In the event that you cannot prevent the CD-based Setup from reloading, eject the CD and reboot. Setup will ask for the CD when needed
9. GUI Setup begins
Once the system reboots, you will be presented with the GUI Setup phase, which is much more attractive than the DOS-mode phase. As you progress through GUI Setup, you can read promotional information about XP on the right side of the screen if you're bored.
Next, your hardware devices are detected. This could take several minutes.
10. Regional and language Options
In the first interactive portion of GUI Setup, you can choose to customize the regional and language settings that will be used by XP, as well as the text input language you'd like. Users in the United States will not normally need to change anything here.
Click Next to continue.
11. Personalize your software
Now, enter your name and, optionally, your company.
The name you enter is not the same as your user name, incidentally, so you should enter your real name here (i.e. Paul Thurrott or whatever).
Click Next to continue.
12. Enter your product key
Now you must enter the 25-character product key that is located on the orange sticker found on the back of the CD holder that came with Windows XP. You cannot install XP without a valid product key.
Later on, you will be asked to activate and optionally register your copy of Windows XP. A product key can be used to install XP on only one PC.
Click Next to continue.
For the rest of the steps, plz visit the following web site:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
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