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May someone please tell me how to reinstall windows, so that I lose every single files except the ones that came with the computer please. I have a 5 year old IBM pc which is really bad. The reason i want to reset it is because it has alot of junk on it and it doesnt operatre properly . So please could someone tell me how to reinstall , this is really urgent.
woowoo
Windows 98?
Poster
windows xp
woowoo
Put the windows cd in the drive, restart, make it boot from the cd, in windows setup somewhere it asks if you want to repair the current windows installation...do that.
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Originally Posted by rossco_2004
Rossco ,I love the way you make it seem so easy . Because it is. But you have the pataince of a Saint.
woowoo
Ya, almost too patient.Rossco ,I love the way you make it seem so easy . Because it is. But you have the pataince of a Saint.
Poster
What exatly does the repair do?
woowoo
It writes back all of the XP files in the windows folder and changes some registry things back to default. All drivers are reisntalled too (to the xp version).
it leaves all installed programs and all of your files intact.
Poster
Will it f' up certain programs that have data in the registry?
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