Downloaded spyware stopper and ran into major problems. Have saved all files to external memory through safemode. Tried to reinstall windows but ended up loading 2 OS and messy system. Want to clean out the entire computer (reformat c:) and then reinstall windows XP and everything else. How do I start ? I tried using "cms" from run and then reformat c: - but did not work. Please help

Reboot with your XP installation CD in the drive. Keep tapping F8 on your keyboard until the message Press any key to boot from CD appears. Press any key and continue through the steps to reformat and install.

You should completely over by first wipeing the HDD through fdisk by typing in format c: Then you should go to the partition itself and delete it from there. After all that, then reinstall XP. This will give you a complete new state to work with. Don't use a weakness, don't change the subject, don't ask the questions if you fear the answer All I can say, is that my life plain, you may not like my point of views, but that’s ok

New/Clean Install/Re-Install 1=Set Bios to boot from CD/ROM as first boot device 2=Place the OS/CD in the CD/ROM drive and Re-Boot 3=Watch for the prompt to "press any key to boot from CD/ROM" Press ASAP(Ignore when prompt appears on any reboot) (You will only get this prompt if there is an XP/OS installed on the HDD) 4=windows Setup (Loads Files) 5=To setup XP now press "enter" 6=Press F8 for license 7=To continue installing a fresh copy of windows without repairing press "ESC" 8=For a new or unpartitioned drive press"C" 9=For a drive that has partitions, operating system or any data on it, you should press "D" to delete the partition and start out with a clean drive. 10=Press "enter" 11=You will be prompted again, press "L"(You will do this for each partition) , Now you are ready to partition and format 12=Press "C" 13=To create a new partition, enter a size below and press "Enter" (Note=You can create more than one partition here or press "Enter" to utilize the entire drive 14=To setup windows on the selected partition press "enter" 15=Select format NTFS with quick option, (Should be the top selection) 16=Press "enter' 17=Wait for format to complete 18=Computer will start copying files to the installation folders (this may take several minutes) 19=Computer will re-boot, do not press any key to boot from CD/ROM when prompted. 20=follow the on-screen instructions to complete loading windows.