How can I wipe out my hard drive and start over installing windows XP? I'm getting error messages left right and center, I tried to install it over the one that is in my hard drive, thier booth the same copy, set up kept trying to install threw dos and not windows...

I have lost my graphic display for the vid card, I can't find the driver, display is set at 32bit, display sucks, and I tried to find the setting for 256 color by clicking on start/properties and that setting is not thier, I'm not sure if my monitor is working...correctly

I download a virus protection software program that I can't get rid off, I used the deinstall program, and delated the program from the C: drive, and it's still thier and will not allow me to go on line to download a driver for the vid card...

Thanks and I wish ya all the best in 06... old 386 rocks, but slow..but the good coumputer is ready for a flight...

 

yes u can...insert a fresh copy of windows xp...it will ask you if you wish to erase and install

 

can't I reinstall the verson I have ???

 

I spent over a hour trying to install it and it's still not working...

 

I've done it many times, I just pop in the XP cd and click on "Install Windows XP Pro" and I think the computer takes it from there. If that doesnt work, I do remember having to change the bios by hitting F2 or F3 many times when you turn computer back on to bring up a menu so to speak. In other words you change from booting from hard drive to boot from the cd instead. You actually have to change the order from top to bottom by hitting the + and - keys. Then restart computer. I cant remember if it asks you if you want to delete other installed copies of it, but whatever it says, I say yes. Im not even sure if im using the correct terms, its been awhile. I'll check back in here while im deep frying my wings.
Sorry if this doesnt help. :o

 

In order to do what you requested......

"How can I wipe out my hard drive and start over installing windows XP"

.......you have to do it in DOS.

You can't wipe out the drive, if it's currently running Windows. Doh!

That would be like cutting off the branch you're standing on.

Boot off the CD, and run the Windows installation program. It will find the current version installed, and ask you if you want to repair it, or do a clean install.

The clean install is the best route, but you will lose anything not backed up onto another drive or CD's/floppies.

Good Luck.

 

Thats what I meant.

 

I have xp up and running...but, my monitor is a lovely shade of smerff blue ( Benq 17 flat S. ) any adjustments I try on the monitor don't do any thing, could this be because of the vid card?

All this b/s happened fryday, when I was online, First the color display went hazzy, than exe.messages abought missing files...my virus checker only quratined the files, did not deleat them, I can't deleat the virus program and my XP back up disk's did not offer the option of doing a clean install....

coumputer is 9 months old, I'm sure this is a software issue, but if I can't figure this out, it's going in to the shop....anyone willing to do a remote link up, not that I know how.
eroor message fspiex lacks a id seperator...

 

NOPE!
Sorry I like to help people, but on a 9 month old computer your better off to call thier tech support anyway.
I don't know of a virus that can travel thru remote decktop, but that doesnt mean it's safe for the client computer (mine) if there is a virus on yours (the host computer). It would open the door and expose the client (mine) volnerable to attack.

Did you reinstall the video drivers from the disk?

 

all video drivers were loaded from XP...I don't know the what vid card I have but windows can't find a driver for it...DVD play, just every thing is blue....Thank's your help PSS-MAG, I gonna take it in before I blow up every one cruzzing on line.....

 

What type of computer is this? Dell, Gateway, HP, etc, etc.

 

MDG...thier made in Canada..2.8 celeron, 512 megs of ram 160 gb hard drive.My error message might be relating to the vid or graphics card....My DVD burner came with nero...I installed it thinking win could find a driver, but did not work.....I

 

I'm not familiar with them.
Did it come with any other CD's other than the Win XP disk?

 

yes...but none pertaining to hard ware...( word xl, ect ) I'm trying to down load a driver from intell...but this frieaking virus program I can't get rid of, blocks me... even thow I have turned it off....

 

all fixed... monitor cable was bad...this is way I had the blue screen...so simple..
had Xp reinstalled once hard drive was deleated...No virus's were on the coumputer, but the virus/antispy program I run lost several DLL files...so ????
5.1 sound blaster card installed, coumputer sounds excellant..
I had to take it in...

On my MB board, I was surprised to find the sound card is part of the MB..on a expansion slot the 5.1 sound card was installed...

Now to find a good anti virus program...I have tried Mcafea, Norton, and the program from my service provider, non have worked..

this little 2.8 C. is faster now...