Restarting PC

[Steely]

im restarting my pc now >.<

one thing is stopping me from doing it lol

i dunno how can any1 gimme sum intructions im a windows XP user

p.s. yes i am a total noob

 

[Solares]

press the power button on the front of the PC .... that tends to shut down windows XP and restarts it LOL. If you mean your reinstalling windows well thats simple.... put the XP CD in n follow the instructions..... If your formating your PC...... well u should look into it more first lol.

 

[NE0]

I have 2 hibernate my pc now when i wanna turn it off cos its fuked!! it wont let me restart it or turn it off

 

[~{Bazii}~]

he means wipe it clean like its new again. i think u need to get the recovery back cd's

 

[Capricorn]

Access DOS prompt.

Format C:/

It will ask are you sure... press Y

It will begin formatting. Make sure you've back up everything and have a Windows XP disc.

Then go into your BIOS and set it so that it reads either CD/Floppy Disc first (depending on if you have a boot up disc)

Then install Windows. Ta da you done.

Takes about 3-4 hours tops if you know what you're doing.

 

[MentaL]

i just hold the shut down button for 5 secs on my HD and it knocks off or i click shutdown button

 

[Steely]

i ment wipe it but im clueless so wot does every clueless peson do????

get someone else to do it my bro will do it for me lol

 

[QuikS]

Access DOS prompt.

Format C:/

It will ask are you sure... press Y

It will begin formatting. Make sure you've back up everything and have a Windows XP disc.

Then go into your BIOS and set it so that it reads either CD/Floppy Disc first (depending on if you have a boot up disc)

Then install Windows. Ta da you done.

Takes about 3-4 hours tops if you know what you're doing.

lol i cant format in dos if it is NTFS unless u have a dos NTFS program :good:

 

[Solares]

Best way to format i find is to plug another hard drive in.... That way you can back up your folders and formating is easy (if you have an OS on each one). I formated my other hard drive by making it the D:\ and going on my C:\ OS... into command prompt and simply type formate D:\. Simple as that..... but if you dont have another hard drive...... Beat it with a stick? I think windows XP has its own version of formating..... but its not that good.

 

[QuikS]

just boot off the xp cd. u can format and install from there its quite easy

 

[Capricorn]

lol i cant format in dos if it is NTFS unless u have a dos NTFS program :good:

Fat32

 

[QuikS]

Fat32

u dont know if he is on fat32 and plus i think ntfs is better

 

[Capricorn]

u dont know if he is on fat32 and plus i think ntfs is better

NTFS is better, but I'm a bum and refuse to use it on my computer.

 

[darkslide]

the way cap explained it, u dont gotta do it that way..

u should have got a little red disk with ya pc (floppy or CD)

if its floppy back up thnigs u want then turn off pc insert disc
turn on pc and follow it thru (very easy)

or just insert the cd and follow it thru

u should also read the manual that came with the pc

good luck

 

[Capricorn]

the way cap explained it, u dont gotta do it that way..

u should have got a little red disk with ya pc (floppy or CD)

if its floppy back up thnigs u want then turn off pc insert disc
turn on pc and follow it thru (very easy)

or just insert the cd and follow it thru

u should also read the manual that came with the pc

good luck

Well excuse me if we all didn't buy our computers from Dixons.

So **** you.

 

[darkslide]

So **** you.

that wasnt needed was it now? i was just explaining he could do it another way.

anyway you should get a reboot disc with all computers no matter where you purchased them

 

[Speedhorn666]

that wasnt needed was it now? i was just explaining he could do it another way.

anyway you should get a reboot disc with all computers no matter where you purchased them

wot if u didn't purchase 1?

 

[QuikS]

look all we need is to know wot file system he is on then i can tell him wot to do so stop having ago at each other

 

[darkslide]

look all we need is to know wot file system he is on then i can tell him wot to do so stop having ago at each other

it was just one person having ago at me

 

[Steely]

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