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How do you format a computer

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Name: Gabriel
Date: July 28, 2003 at 09:00:25 Pacific
OS: WINDOWS XP PRO
CPU/Ram: 512
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How do you format a computer



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Name: x86
Date: July 28, 2003 at 09:09:47 Pacific
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Insert XP CD in drive, go into BIOS and ensure it is set to boot from CD, save and exit BIOS and XP will start install, eventually it will request where to install Windows, at this point you can delete/create partitions and format the one you wish to install on. W2k and NT4 are similar. MS DOS/W3.x/W9x/ME see:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255867


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Name: x86
Date: July 28, 2003 at 12:07:08 Pacific
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348


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