How to Format and Reinstall Windows
Insert the Windows installation disc, i.e., During the boot-up process, press F8 key until the boot-up menu appears (This boot menu key may differ in different models., Thereafter, you will see a blue screen with series of messages., A new page...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Insert the Windows installation disc
Home or Professional edition into the CD-ROM and restart the PC. -
Step 2: During the boot-up process
Using the arrow keys, scroll and select “Boot from CD”. , This might take a while as it gathers the files it requires.
Upon finishing the process, a list of options will appear on your screen, using the arrow keys scroll and select “Press Enter to set up Windows”. , At this point you can delete the current partitions and format the hard disk.
A section at the bottom of the screen will list all the partition that exists in the system.
Use the arrow keys to scroll and select the partitions.
To delete a partition, press ‘D’ and in the new screen that appears press ‘L’. , Given that all the partitions were deleted, you need to create a new primary partition to install Windows in.
Use the arrow keys to select the “Unpartitioned space…” and press ‘C’ to create a new partition on the hard disk.
A new page appears prompting you to select the size to use on the partition, enter the maximum figure shown therein and presses enter. , When prompted for the file system to use on the disk, select NTFS.
Unlike other file systems displayed therein, NTFS is fast and secure. , The procedure may take approximately two hours to complete, so you have to be patient. -
Step 3: press F8 key until the boot-up menu appears (This boot menu key may differ in different models.
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Step 4: Thereafter
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Step 5: you will see a blue screen with series of messages.
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Step 6: A new page appears with a list of options on where to install Windows.
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Step 7: Upon completion
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Step 8: the process will take you back to the initial screen of where to install Windows.
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Step 9: Choose the new partition as the primary partition to install Windows in.
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Step 10: Thereafter
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Step 11: Windows will format the hard disk and proceed with the installation process.
Detailed Guide
Home or Professional edition into the CD-ROM and restart the PC.
Using the arrow keys, scroll and select “Boot from CD”. , This might take a while as it gathers the files it requires.
Upon finishing the process, a list of options will appear on your screen, using the arrow keys scroll and select “Press Enter to set up Windows”. , At this point you can delete the current partitions and format the hard disk.
A section at the bottom of the screen will list all the partition that exists in the system.
Use the arrow keys to scroll and select the partitions.
To delete a partition, press ‘D’ and in the new screen that appears press ‘L’. , Given that all the partitions were deleted, you need to create a new primary partition to install Windows in.
Use the arrow keys to select the “Unpartitioned space…” and press ‘C’ to create a new partition on the hard disk.
A new page appears prompting you to select the size to use on the partition, enter the maximum figure shown therein and presses enter. , When prompted for the file system to use on the disk, select NTFS.
Unlike other file systems displayed therein, NTFS is fast and secure. , The procedure may take approximately two hours to complete, so you have to be patient.
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