You also have mentioned "The fact that partitioning and formatting are an integral part of the installatio process makes it much more convenient. I would not plan to partition unless I had to. It addresses partitioning and why you might wish to consider creating at least two partitions.
This partition contains Dell diagnostics, which you can access by pressing F12 on bootup. You can leave that partition alone its size is not significant in terms of current hard drives or delete it if you wish, as the diagnostics are available elsewhere from Dell, but having them on the hard disk is a convenience. The preinstalled applications to which I referred are such things as your CD burning software, Office or WordPerfect Suites, Antivirus application, and that sort of item.
To address the remainder of your post, a clean install will involve reinstalling drivers and programs. They are currently installed--your hard disk is not presently "blank. That was the time required on each of the Windows XP systems I reinstalled the operating system on. The fact that you are starting with a new system and do not have to worry about backing up data stored on the hard disk makes the process quite quick. Denny Denham 1 Firstly, I am really pleased to find out where you hanging out these days.
I used to have lots of your fixes, sites, etc. They are masterfully done, and obviously are trying to make it as easy as possible for someone like me to startup a new Dell. Your links almost make me feel I probably could do that for the OS itself hope I survive the partitioning and then operating from partitions , but I still am pretty unclear how to reinstall the Dell-installed drivers, apps, etc.
OK, so I am not only a chicken, but a wimp. You really have tried. Make of note of the computer's IP address- you can find it here.
If you are connecting via a router you must consult your router's manual about port forwarding. The computer must not be in sleep mode when you connect. Connecting to your Remote Computer. These are not as good as Microsoft's RDC and not supported here. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. I deleted some sp2 files trying to erase the sp2.
Then ended up deleting hard drive. My install windows cd is responding with a iastor. Need help on what to do, I have already done the fdisk in command prompt. Do not know if it is correct. Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Forum. Your question is off topic. In an attempt to assist I would like to provide some information which may help. The best option as Carey pointed is reinstalling the Windows on your system.
Also you may visit the Discussions in Windows XP General forum for additional questions located here:. You are welcome. Thank you for visiting the Windows Genuine Advantage Forum. The purpose of this forum is the support of WGA program. I will attempt to provide information but should you need further guidance please visit the XP Newsgroup Forum posted above. Sounds like your hard drive totally crashed.
Hopefully you keep back up files such as: pictures, internet favorites, spreadsheets, databases, word documents and all your other important files.
At this point you probably will not be able to retrieve this data because you have already reformatted the hard drive.
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