KGs computer question of the week.

[KG]

ok, i was informed last week that i could reformat/reinstall XP using the recovery disk, but i haven't figured out how to this. thanks in advance for any help. :)

[democracyindanger]

1. I think you just boot up the XP disk

There should be an option to reinstall Windows.

[KG]

2. there are 7 disks, i put the first one in but it just kinda sat there and

spun. couldnt determine with .exe file would start the process.

[KG]

3. kick

coz i know some DUer will come thru with the answer.

[Omphaloskepsis]

4. Are these disk floppy?

I thought XP would fit on one CD.

[KG]

5. 7 CDs. XP itself might fit on 1 CD, but these are the HP recovery disks

i imagine they have everything that comes preloaded on the PC

[Omphaloskepsis]

6. OK.. Gotcha..

They do install a bunch of things. Can you get into BIOS. From there you can tell it to boot from the D/ (CD) drive instead of the hard drive. Every box is a bit different. Restart and look for any button you need to press for the BIOS. The proper button should be displayed.

Just for the record: Macintosh user offering *86 help.

On edit: it looks like you need to press F1 while you restart to get to the BIOS on a HP machine.

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