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could anyone OGGY gimmme a quicky guide to doing it, aint got the disc,
also got 50GB of music still on it needs saving or any other ideas
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
Wutank - how old is the machine?
Did they not give you a rebuild disc? (Or perhaps instructions of how to get into the rebuild menu if its built in to the bios)
Failing that, assuming you have a sticker somewhere with the Windows XP licence on it, then you just need a copy of Windows XP OEM (assuming Home edition) and you could install using that licence key.
If its a straight re-install, (ie no hardware changes) then there are a couple of files you can copy from your machine to stop you from having to re-validate/activate the copy (Google it for details...think its a *.wpa file and one other, sorry, can`t remember the details :D)
As for the music, external hard drive perhaps? Or quite a few blank DVDs :D
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
its anew machine no discs with it..
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
If you have a blank dvd or 2 there might be an option in a menu somewhere to create a recovery disc - there was with a friend`s Acer.
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RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
hi mate, only just noticed this post :) msn me (don`t worry if i "appear" offline, i`ll still hear the ping)
if it`s a new machine you should deffo have some software with it ? or at least a hidden partition holding the factory install, as for the music, there are a couple of options ranging from dragging them onto a second drive, to backing them up onto dvd (doesn`t take as long as it sounds, i recently dvd`d over a terabyte :/ )
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
done it last week hears what i had to do: Turn on pc, during boot a blue bar with www.Dell.com appears across the top of the screen, you`ve got to be quick.
when you see it press <Ctrl><F11> if you don`t catch it go through to the windows page and then click restart and try again,
when you reach the page you`re after press Restore, then Confirm.
if you have a TAG number that came with your pc, go to DELL support page and you can download the owners manual for your pc.
Cheers Mick
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
cool.. im doing it tonight .. hope it runs smoothly...
cheers guys
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
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when you reach the page you`re after press Restore, then Confirm
i reache d the page after pressing alt F11 which said floppy drive not present F1 to restart or F2 to enter setup menu..
thats it.. what now?
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
If you have a look at my post you`ll see where you went wrong?,
Try Ctrl>F11> and you might come to a new page.
Also you might like to get rid of the stuff that Dell bundle with there pc`s that nobody asks for or wants, try this it`s called PC-Decrapifier-1.7 just Google it!!!.
Cheers Mick :/
This item was edited on Thursday, 22nd February 2007, 13:24
RE: re installing Xp on my Dell..
sorry i meant ctrl.
decrapifier!!