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Old 10-22-2010, 08:30 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Laces Out Dan View Post
my computer is just running slower than dogshit. I mean it's FUBAR'd. It's an old computer. I've had it about 5 or so yrs now. Dell Inspiron 6000. It's so slow that when I type it lags like a sum bitch and I have to wait for it to respond. I've done AVG and some other programs and they all tell me that all infected files etc are removed. Still runs like shit.

I want to just erase everything, reinstall my op system and reinstall drivers. Anyone know how to do that? I got the op system CD rom, however I don't have my drivers/utilities CD, I would just have to get a flash drive on the support Dell website and enter my computer product key so it can find my computer specs and I can download the drivers from that.

I dont really have anything on here that I need to save. Used to have music (from Frostwire, I know - big no no) but don't need that anymore.

Anyone help on this? I run Windows XP home ed. A step by step process would be nice. I just want to reinstall everything back to the way it was out of the box. (What i really need is a new god damn computer, but no funds to do that at this time.)
Here's what I'd do...

Go here: http://support.dell.com/support/down...D=INS_PNT_6000

And download the drivers for your network cards, video card, sound card, input drivers(trackpad), etc. Put those on a flash drive.

Give your computer a once over, and make sure you won't miss any documents or anything. If you need something, copy it to the flash drive as well. Don't forget your internet bookmarks and address book and such if you want those.

When you're content with everything going away, just put in the op system CD, and reboot the computer. When it first starts up, tap the F12 key repeatedly until you see it load the Boot Selection screen. This will be a DOS menu that allows you to choose what device you want to boot to. It will list your HD, the CD/DVD drive, network boot, etc. Choose the CD/DVD drive. That will boot to the op system CD. Once that loads, just go through the setup process.

Be sure to tell it to erase the HD before installing. That option will be available when you choose which drive to install Windows on. Otherwise it will install over the top of your current install, and that will be a mess.

If you need any additional help, just start a new thread about it so we don't clutter this up with reinstall posts.
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