Re: How do I format and reinstall Win XP

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 12/31/02


From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:08:44 -0700

Faraz;
Set BIOS to boot from CDROM before hard drive.
Insert CDROM and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow
prompts for a Clean Installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Partitioning and formatting are done automatically.

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Jupiter Jones
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"Faraz" <farazalisyed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:03ac01c2b0dd$deef2230$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
> I was hit by a virus that is ruining my computer.
> Normally I would just boot up in DOS mode and format
> everything. How do I do that withn Win XP?


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