Mr. R Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hi. All i want to do is completely delete everything off my computer and reset it so its back to when i first got it if possible? But i want XP left on there so i can still do stuff. I dont have an XP installation disk or anything tho. Does anyone know if this can be done and if so how please? Thanks! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I would have thought that if you dont have am XP disk, you probably have an OEM version. Usually what happens is that there will be a recovery disk or recovery partition to allow you to reload. Take a look at what came with the computer and see if there is a recovery disk. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/#findComment-540216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
revraz Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 What brand PC is it? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/#findComment-540221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Well when i first got it there was windows 2000 on it, its a dell, old, quite crap thing. I have the windows 2000 re-installation disk i think. But because my computer has messed up so many times iv just reinstalled windows and now if i go to my computer and then the C: thing there are loads of "MAX-(random number)" showing each time iv reinstalled it and they are still taking up memory. Should i just get a new computer, its not tht good anyway? Thanks guys. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/#findComment-540660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Make sure you select to format the harddisk when installing Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/#findComment-540733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardyandkari Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 boot to dos. format c: /u that will completely format the c: drive. after that, you will be free to do as you please. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/105466-computer-reset/#findComment-543954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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