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Spyware, viruses and old age can reduce your PC into a pile of junk. Before you toss it out the window, a full format and re-install of Windows can work wonders by erasing all of the corruption in favor of a clean reinstall.
Your first priority should be to back up important data on the afflicted PC, such as pictures and documents, to a CD or another computer over a home network. It's also wise to take an inventory of your devices such as video and sound, to determine the proper drivers to install on your "new" PC. You'll format the hard drive with a floppy (Windows 95, 98, ME) or the Windows CD (Windows 2000 and XP), and install Windows from scratch. Don't forget a firewall, antivirus, and multiple trips to Windows Update, otherwise you'll find yourself installing Windows again in short order. For those that can't boot into Windows, you can remove the hard drive and set it aside - although the operating system may be corrupted, your data can still be read by other computers. You can also determine which drivers to download even if you can't boot to Windows.
We cover the topics discussed above in step by step, visual detail. Packed with screenshots, our guide covers a full format and reinstall of Windows 98 and Windows XP. Those of you with Windows 2000 can use the XP directions, as XP and 2000 are virtually the same when it comes to a format/reinstall. This complete guide has it all - from saving data, determining drivers, formatting your hard drive, and installing/updating Windows to make your computer as stable as possible.
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Advantages:
- With tons of screenshots and photos, this guide offers you an
exact run-through of how a tech would format and re-install your system,
step by step. We make it simple to learn how to format your hard
drive and re-install Windows 98 or XP.
- The guide was written and the screenshots/photos were taken
as a hard drive was being formatted and a re-install was actually being performed.
It does not get any easier or more realistic than this.
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Special caution: The techniques
in the guide require a Windows CD complete with Product Key, and will
destroy all data on your hard drive in favor of the cleanest install
possible.
Those of you with Windows 2000 will be able to follow the XP instructions, 2000 and XP are virtually identical with regard to formatting and reinstalling.
Bonus videos!
Like all of our guides, you also get over 2 hours of high quality video. Links to fully narrated video lessons are integrated within the PDF. The videos are not mandatory, but they do add an audiovisual aspect to the guide. Broadband and Macromedia Flash Player required.
Download a sample video:
XP - Right-click and Save Target As
98 - Right-click and Save Target As
The full set of XP videos are packaged in a single 206MB ZIP file, 98 videos in a 97MB ZIP file. Again, you don't need to download them to restore your PC, but they do enhance your learning experience. If you have any issues downloading, just request a CD and we'll send you one at no extra charge.
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