Right ive got a pain in the arse virus and have decided that the only way to get rid is to wipe the slate clean.how do u delete everything and reset?When i have my old comp u just put the mastr CD in and it did the rest but dont know how on my new HP laptop with windows XP...Please help!

THANKS...

 

It's pretty easy. In fact Microsoft has done a nice job of taking all the pain out of wiping the hard drive and reinstalling XP. Pop your Windows XP disk in the CD ROM drive and wait for the installation menu to come up.

Choose "Install Windows XP" then it will go into a new screen that lists a bunch of steps. From the from the pulldown menu choose "New Installation (Advanced)" and let the software do the rest.

It will wipe out all the data on your hard drive and put a fresh copy of Windows XP on the system.

 

put the XP cd in and then boot from it (may need to change boot order in bios).

it will copy installation files etc. then ask you where you want to install to.

select C: drive and wipe it clean and fresh install.

i would be very suprised if you couldnt clear the virus tho!