Dell Question

[iamloco724]

i heard alot of people saying things about hp and dells something with there windows xp..how would i go about installing my own xp on it..do i just format then install it? or is it a different process?

 

[Static_11]

format + install

 

[iamloco724]

do i need a floppy drive to format?

 

[Static_11]

pop in the windows disk, set the boot priority to CD (from the BIOS) and delete the existing partition then format and install..

no

 

[Apokalipse]

an XP disk will give you the option to format before you install

 

[Osiris]

sometimes its better to fdsik first then format

 

[EricB]

hit f10 with hp and cxompaq to recover the system to the store bought condition