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Reformating The Hardrive - Bear - 03-28-2005
Quote:it kept telling me when i typed format c:\ bad command or file name
and the xp cd i got says operating system
"already installed onthe comp"
this software is already on your comp
only use thiw cd to reinstall the OS on a dell comp
then it says
this cd is not for reinstallation od programs or drivers.
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check your PM
Reformating The Hardrive - WarLocK - 03-28-2005
First you need to put your XP disk in your CD drive. Then shutdown your comp. Then turn it back on and hopefully it will read from the CD-Rom drive upon start up... if not, you may have to press F9 or whatever it tells you to boot from disk when starting up. Then follow the instructions to Format drive. You\'ll want to select NTFS format regular. Not quick! Select the correct partition and follow the instructions to format. The whole process should take about 2 hours. Good luck!
Also remember to back up whatever you have that\'s important before formatting!