Saturday, July 25, 2009

How to Format Your PC

Formatting a PC is deleting all the data that currently is on your Computer and upgrade it to a new version of an operating system or install the same operating system once again on the same machine.

A virus infected your PC or you want to upgrade from your older versions of Windows, you have to format your PC. Formatting your PC can sometimes be a very tough process if you do not have the proper know How.

There are many benefits of formatting such as: Faster Computer, Virus Free, and Updated Software's etc.

But there are some disadvantages too: You lose all your data You have to install all your favorite software once again. And You need net connection to get updated.

Now, lets start the process of formatting a PC.

First of all, you will need a WINDOWS XP bootable disk to boot your computer from the disk. Caution -- Please take a backup of your data before you format your PC.

The process of formatting is as follows:

1. Insert the WINDOWS XP bootable disk in the CD drive. And Restart PC
2. Press enter when the monitor reads PRESS ANY KEY.
3. Now comes the time to partition your drives.
4. If you want to delete any partition, press D or L(whichever is displayed on the screen).
6. Afterward format the drive you want to install the operating system (XP) in.
7. Press ENTER.
8. The formatting will start.
9. Follow the procedures.
10.It should take around 40 minutes for the installation to finish.
11.Use windows(HAVE A GOOD TIME).
12.Use latest Software's from net to be up to date.

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