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October 28th 03, 03:06 PM
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Doing a clean install/reformatting main hard drive
Dear folks,
I want to give my Dell to my brother and wants to erase everything and re install windows on this machine so he can receive the computer just like new.How do I do it? thanks very much 
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October 28th 03, 05:04 PM
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CaPimeSPS wrote:
Dear folks, I want to give my Dell to my brother and wants to erase everything and re install windows on this machine so he can receive the computer just like new.How do I do it? What version of Windows? If it's XP or Win2K just pop the CD into the drive, set the BIOS to boot to the CD and then follow the instructions. Bob
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October 28th 03, 05:31 PM
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Detailed instructions for reinstalling all your computer's software are
found in the technical support section of the Dell web site. Do you really need to reinstall everything from scratch? It'll take up most of a weekend - unless you run into problems along the way. Why not just erase all your personal files and hand over the computer? It's for your brother, after all. Tom Swift "CaPimeSPS" wrote in message ... Dear folks, I want to give my Dell to my brother and wants to erase everything and re install windows on this machine so he can receive the computer just like new.How do I do it? thanks very much
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October 29th 03, 04:25 PM
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what model? what operating system? some models have a complete 'factory'
software image on the hard disk that is restored with one command... "CaPimeSPS" wrote in message ... Dear folks, I want to give my Dell to my brother and wants to erase everything and re install windows on this machine so he can receive the computer just like new.How do I do it? thanks very much
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