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reformating computer
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| nss |
I want to reformat my computer, but i only have one hard drive- i dont have any where to place my important documents/files. Nero doesnt work. i try to uninstall/reinstall, but a 'fatal error' occurs. any suggestions?
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| nss |
| i forgot to say that, windows xp sp2 |
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| r5a |
Pop in your XP cd, restart your computer. Hit enter when you see
"Boot from CD Rom"
Follow insturctions. |
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| Nightscape |
| as for burning ur files and important documents, right click and select send to CD rom, it burns using explorer |
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| nss |
| "Boot from CD Rom" doesnt appear..:conf: i think i have to do the whole partition/format enitre computer- its been very buggy/blue screen/applications closing |
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| jon |
| do you know how to change your boot order in the BIOS? |
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| sw1 |
Install another hard drive and use it for data only. Copy your important documents/files to it before you reformat the hard drive and reinstall the operating system. Keep your original hard drive for the operating system and applications only. Right-click on the "My Documents" icon to assign a different location (new hard drive) for your documents. And don't forget to back up your data!
Also, try the System Restore to get the computer back to a previous state before it got all buggy and stuff.
If you use explorer to burn the CD-ROM, finalize session on the CD or finalize the CD. |
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| nss |
^that would work..once i get a second hard drive. but i did back up my files though.
sorry, i dont know much about computers. ill have to check how to change my boot order. |
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| sw1 |
| Usually, it's press [Delete] to get into the BIOS program. Then it's the page with "First Boot Device", "Second Boot Device", "Third Boot Device", "Fourth Booth Device". |
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