How to Format a PC

[William Smith]

What is the process of doing format of PC, and how again to load the operating system. Is there any driver I have to install it again ?

[Alvasin]

The process of Computer Format is not as hard as everybody thinks. Depending on what you want to do, you can find some great resources there at How to Format a Computer.

What you need to know is before you decide to do computer format, is to backup some of your files located in the local hard disk where your current operating system is installed.

In details: Before you do a computer format – backup all the files in My Documents (ex. messenger received files, your personal documents etc) basically everything that you may need from the My Documents folder because that folder will be completely deleted. Next, take a look at your desktop. Do you see some documents you may need ? Back them up too (everything except shortcuts). After you’ve finished backing up My Documents and Desktop, next thing to check is the C: drive (or other drive, if C is not the drive where you’ve installed Microsoft Windows).

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[newyorkdd]

(Formatting a PC is to delete all the data that currently is on your Computer and upgrade it to a newer version of an operating system or install the same operating system once again on the same computer.)

A virus has intruded in your PC or you want to upgrade from your older versions of Windows, you will have to format your PC. Formatting your PC can sometimes be a very tough process if you do not have the proper knowledge.

There are many benefits of formatting such as: Faster Computer No Virus etc.

But there are some disadvantages too: You lose all your data You have to install all your favourite software once again.

Now, lets start the process of formatting a PC.

First of all, you will need a bootable disk of WINDOWS XP to boot your computer from the disk. Warning -- Please backup all your data before you format your PC.

The process of formatting is as follows:

1. Insert the WINDOWS XP bootable disk in the CD drive.
2. Restart your PC (if it was already running).
3. Press enter when the monitor reads PRESS ANY KEY.
4. Now comes the time to partition your drives.
5. If you want to delete any partition, press D or L(whichever is displayed on the screen).
6. Afterwards format the drive you want to install the operating system (XP) in.
7. Press ENTER.
8. The formatting will start.
9. Follow the procedures. 10.It should take around 40 minutes for the installation to finish. 11.Use windows(HAVE A GOOD TIME).

[mrcool9]

Dear newyorkdd,
your mentioned method to format P.C is very simple and nice.
Thanks for sharing this brilliant information.

[hiseredman]

First of all, save all your personal files (Pictures, music, movies and videos, documents, etc) to an external storage USB hard drive or burn them to DVD.
To recover your personal data files from a corrupted Windows operating system computer (infected by a virus or other malware) it is best recommended to use a Linux Live CD. If you try to save your data in Windows, you will most likely copy the virus and just carry it to another computer which will also get infected.

Here is what you need to do:
From another good, healthy (non-infected) computer or laptop download Linux Mint 9 Live CD and burn the ISO to a CD.
Here is the download link:
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=…

Boot your computer or laptop from the Linux Live CD. (change the boot order in your BIOS settings if the computer does not boot from CD).
You are now in a safe virus free Linux environment and you can access any files or folders on your computer or laptop and copy your data files (movies, music, pictures, documents, etc) to an USB external hard drive or USB flash drive (stick) or even burn them to DVD or CD.
Once all your data was saved, you will need to zero write (deep level format delete) your hard drive(s) in order to make sure that no hard drive embedded virus or virus downloader will survive and re-infect your newly installed operating system.
The best software for this is Acronis True Image (no installation is needed, just boot the computer from the Acronis CD and start the Cleanup utility).
Select the whole hard drive, not just partitions and hit next. Select the DoD (Department of Defense) algorithm used by the military as it is the most thorough and safe method of deep deleting a hard drive (it does 4 passes of random writing).
Once your hard drive is wiped clean, do a fresh full install of your operating system on the clean and empty hard drive.
If you use Linux, in most Linux Distros you won't need to install any drivers or codecs, as they are already included in the Linux kernel. There are very few Linux Distros on which you might need to install just your graphics driver and maybe some of the audio and video codecs such as mp3, DivX, xVid, DVD, etc.
However if you use Windows, all drivers and codecs need to be re-installed for proper operation. All the drivers needed will be on the computer manufacturer's website (HP, Dell, etc) or Windows update will find and install them in most cases. You can also look on the hardware manufacturer's website for the appropriate driver needed for each hardware (later added on graphics card and such).
Also all peripherals (printer, scanner, webcam, memory card reader, etc) will need to be re-installed and you will need to install all audio and video codecs such as mp3, DivX, xVid, DVD, etc.

[steveb123]

There are simple six steps for formatting PC.

1> Before the format: Back up these files & folders
2> Drivers preparation
3> The Format Process Explained
4> Windows XP Format & Install
5> Windows Vista Format & Install
6> Windows 7 Format & Install

[loosi007]

thanks newyorkdd, nice information thanks for sharing..

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[tautvydaslt]

hi,
thank you for usable information.

[michaelmoody84]

We need to insert Operating System CD/DVD to proceed further and follow the instructions carefully to format the Computer.

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[benk]

Great information..thanks guys