Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by jmwills Unsolved. AbsolutMauser 2 Bronze. Windows XP Pro Reinstall. Hi, I have an Inspiron I want to reinstall XP, but my Dell discs are at my folks' house. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 7. The computer I am using has a slow boot of approximately 7 minutes after installing MSE which added approximately 1.
I have scanned in full mode using MSE for 15 to 21 hours several times and it found no malware. I scanned in full mode using malwarebytes it found no malware. Others were used too. I have a reinstallation cd for windows xp from Dell and anticipate getting a windows installation cd. I was told this would provide more flexability for the installation but I do not understand what this means yet. Each web site that I have visited adds another precaution or another pitfall and it appears to me that I need to learn a lot more before I get started so that I can have a working system and the shortest amount of downtime.
I have uninstalled many programs and reinstalled them and they work better with a reinstall. This may be the same thing with the operating system. This may be corrupted software as opposed to malware. In any case please let me know the steps as though it is a malware issue. In viewing another web site it reports that I should use add remove programs to uninstall my programs one by one for licensing issues to get the uninstall registered on the server web site?
Please explain for windows or office or any other programs. Each web site has something else to watch out for and this step was not mentionned on many of the other web sites. Some of the information in your post I did not understand. What did you mean by tied to the bios? And what did you be by pre-activated?
What does activating windows mean? If I use the reinstallation disk for reinstallation then at a later time if the operating system need to be repaired is that possible with the reinstallation CD?
If I have the option to install the operating system using an installation cd will I then not have more options in case a later repair is needed?
Sometime in Microsoft will have windows 8. If there is a small chance that this computer which is 1. Otherwise I will have used either a dell reinstallation cd which has windows xp home sp2 or a new windows xp professional sp2 depending on which gives the most flexability or options for any possible future operating system repairs. I had bought my dell inspiron laptop computer in and had the hard drive replaced in When the hard drive was replaced under extended warantee dell sent to me another set of installation disks.
So I no long can tell which is the old and which is the new on some of the disks. I'll list all the disks I have and their contents. The above 12 disks are what I have for the reinstallation and some are either duplicates or updates. I do not want to install the McAfee antivirus and I am not sure whether it will be automatically installed or whether it is an option. I would like to reinstall MSE. I may need to install the McAfe and then uninstall.
If i have to install Mcafee then the add remove programs failed to uninstall all of the antivirus software and I will then need to run the special removal tool again. Is this something I can download now onto the external hard drive and use when needed or must I have a downloaded browser and an internet connection to get and properly use this antivirus software removal tool. Bear indicated that with the combined issues that i am having that I have malware. This is in spite of the numerous malware scans whether norton, trend micro, hijackthis, kapersky etc.
There was a period of time in which i did not actively update the antivirus definitions and this convinced him that this must be a malware problem. Try 1 month free. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help.
Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Click My Computer. This monitor-shaped option is in the upper-right side of the Start window. Doing so will open the My Computer folder.
Enable viewing for hidden files and folders. To do so: [1] X Research source Click the Tools tab in the top-left side of the window. Click Folder Options Click the View tab. Check the "Show hidden files and folders" circle. Click Apply , then click OK. Double-click Local Disk. If there are multiple Local Disk options, make sure that you double-click the C: drive. Double-click the Windows folder.
This will open the Windows folder. Double-click the i folder. You may have to scroll down to find this option. Find the "winnt Doing so will launch the Windows XP setup process. Wait for the setup window to appear. Depending on how fast your computer is and which programs were open when you double-clicked winnt Once the setup window appears, you may proceed with reinstalling Windows XP.
Part 2. This will initiate the setup. Press the "I agree" key. At the bottom of the screen, you'll see a key e. Press the "Don't Repair" key. You'll see this listed at the bottom of the screen.
The "Don't Repair" key is usually Esc. Delete your current XP installation. Select the NTFS hard drive option using the arrow keys, then press the "Delete" key usually D that's listed at the bottom of the screen.
This will indicate to Windows that you want to delete the selected installation. Press L when prompted. Doing so erases the hard drive and returns you to the installation menu. This will select your computer's hard drive as the installation point. Format your computer's hard drive. Doing so will set up the hard drive for a Windows installation.
This process will take several minutes to an hour depending on your hard drive's size.
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