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revolver1001

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    Help with reformating hardrive please.
    « on: October 17, 2008, 08:09:20 PM »
    I have a desktop that i would like to reformat the hardrive on. When i purchased my desktop, it already has windows xp installed and came with no xp CD, i have the cod sticker on the side with the product key on it but I need guidance on how to reformat without the xp CD can someone please help me?
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    Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
    « Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 08:54:38 PM »
    Format, and what?
    You'll need some Windows installed, won't you? You need Windows CD.
    You may be able to work around this problem, if your computer came with Recovery Partition.
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    revolver1001

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      Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
      « Reply #2 on: October 17, 2008, 09:16:13 PM »
      sorry, I looked on the forums and kinda got lost. I hit f10 to do a recovery and it was successful it reinstalled windows, but i wanted to reformat my hardrive. is there anything else i should do?
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      Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
      « Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 09:19:31 PM »
      You want to format HD without reinstalling Windows, or what?
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        Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
        « Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 09:22:07 PM »
        I want to reformat and reinstall windows.
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        Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
        « Reply #5 on: October 17, 2008, 09:24:07 PM »
        You just said:
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        it was successful it reinstalled windows
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          Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
          « Reply #6 on: October 17, 2008, 09:26:53 PM »
          I restarted my computer and hit F10 and a recovery program started and it gave me one option. I proceeded with that option and it reinstalled windows but it did not completley reformat my desktop?
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          Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
          « Reply #7 on: October 17, 2008, 09:31:10 PM »
          It did.
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            Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
            « Reply #8 on: October 18, 2008, 02:04:37 AM »
            If you want to reformat using a valid key, and reactivate it, you'll have to use original windows xp setup cd. Otherwise you wouldn't get an original windows installed on your desktop. purchasing a new original windows xp setup cd is the only solution.
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              Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
              « Reply #9 on: October 18, 2008, 07:30:17 AM »
              Quote from: revolver1001 on October 17, 2008, 09:22:07 PM
              I want to reformat and reinstall windows.

              All you need bootable CD (MS-DOS).
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              Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
              « Reply #10 on: October 18, 2008, 07:32:48 AM »
              Listen to Broni...if you re-installed XP the drive was formatted.
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                Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
                « Reply #11 on: October 18, 2008, 07:52:52 AM »
                Quote from: patio on October 18, 2008, 07:32:48 AM
                Listen to Broni...if you re-installed XP the drive was formatted.

                Without XP CD How is it possible  ???
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                Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
                « Reply #12 on: October 18, 2008, 08:16:29 AM »
                Quote from: jugalboro on October 18, 2008, 07:52:52 AM
                Quote from: patio on October 18, 2008, 07:32:48 AM
                Listen to Broni...if you re-installed XP the drive was formatted.

                Without XP CD How is it possible  ???

                There are alot of ways it's possible...

                Please re-read the thread from the beginning so you know what advice to be giving...
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                  Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
                  « Reply #13 on: October 18, 2008, 09:00:57 AM »
                  Quote from: patio on October 18, 2008, 08:16:29 AM
                  Quote from: jugalboro on October 18, 2008, 07:52:52 AM
                  Quote from: patio on October 18, 2008, 07:32:48 AM
                  Listen to Broni...if you re-installed XP the drive was formatted.

                  Without XP CD How is it possible  ???

                  There are alot of ways it's possible...

                  Please re-read the thread from the beginning so you know what advice to be giving...

                  Sorry Friend, My eye always go for shortcut. keep gooing....
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                  Re: Help with reformating hardrive please.
                  « Reply #14 on: October 19, 2008, 08:41:05 AM »
                  Let's wait for more feedback from the OP...
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