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Old 01-17-2009, 02:11 AM
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trouble is there any way to to reformat windows XP WITHOUT an installation disk?


I have a virus on my pc. I can't open any browsers or system restore.

Is there a way to wipe/reformat my dell computer(windows XP) without the install disk? I don't have it or any way to get it n I just want to wipe my pc and start from scratch. I don't have any files I need to keep.

Thanks for any help u have.



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If you don't have the installation disc you cannot reinstall the operating system.

You can download and burn the UBCD ISO file to CD and boot from it and use the harddrive tools to format your drive!



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