Solve : Help me to restore to xp?

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Answer» Hi, I bought a Dell Dimention 4500 preinstalled w/ WinXP Home, then I had it downgraded to Win2000 Chinese versiion. Now I'd llike to go back to XP Home. I have the Reinstall CD, and I have all my Data files backuped. I'd like to reformat the hard drive to clean it and get RIT of all the junk stuff. How should I do and what eles I need beside of the reinstall CD from Dell. I have some experience of INSTALLING software. Don't know how to reformat a hard disk. Will be appreciated very much if any one can teach me how to do step by step. I'm always willing to learn though I am a bit aged. Please forgive me if I don't get it right away. Quote from: Aged_Learner on April 14, 2009, 07:59:38 PM Hi, I bought a Dell Dimention 4500 preinstalled w/ WinXP Home, then I had it downgraded to Win2000 Chinese versiion. Now I'd llike to go back to XP Home. I have the Reinstall CD, and I have all my Data files backuped. I'd like to reformat the hard drive to clean it and get rit of all the junk stuff. How should I do and what eles I need beside of the reinstall CD from Dell. I have some experience of installing software. Don't know how to reformat a hard disk. Will be appreciated very much if any one can teach me how to do step by step. I'm always willing to learn though I am a bit aged. Please forgive me if I don't get it right away. There are a few options you can choose from, booting from the XP disk, or starting normally from Win2k. I haven't installed XP, but usually when you INSTALL it, you can flush your system beforehand.Thanks! I booted up from the XP reinstallation CD and formating the Hard Drive now, It'll take a while, and it's time to go to bet for me now. Good Night! Quote from: Aged_Learner on April 14, 2009, 09:14:21 PM Thanks! I booted up from the XP reinstallation CD and formating the Hard Drive now, It'll take a while, and it's time to go to bet for me now. Good Night! Tell US if you run into any more problems! Thanks for coming!

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Hi, I bought a Dell Dimention 4500 preinstalled w/ WinXP Home, then I had it downgraded to Win2000 Chinese versiion. Now I'd llike to go back to XP Home. I have the Reinstall CD, and I have all my Data files backuped. I'd like to reformat the hard drive to clean it and get RIT of all the junk stuff.
How should I do and what eles I need beside of the reinstall CD from Dell.
I have some experience of INSTALLING software. Don't know how to reformat a hard disk.
Will be appreciated very much if any one can teach me how to do step by step.
I'm always willing to learn though I am a bit aged. Please forgive me if I don't get it right away. Quote from: Aged_Learner on April 14, 2009, 07:59:38 PM

Hi, I bought a Dell Dimention 4500 preinstalled w/ WinXP Home, then I had it downgraded to Win2000 Chinese versiion. Now I'd llike to go back to XP Home. I have the Reinstall CD, and I have all my Data files backuped. I'd like to reformat the hard drive to clean it and get rit of all the junk stuff.
How should I do and what eles I need beside of the reinstall CD from Dell.
I have some experience of installing software. Don't know how to reformat a hard disk.
Will be appreciated very much if any one can teach me how to do step by step.
I'm always willing to learn though I am a bit aged. Please forgive me if I don't get it right away.

There are a few options you can choose from, booting from the XP disk, or starting normally from Win2k.

I haven't installed XP, but usually when you INSTALL it, you can flush your system beforehand.Thanks!
I booted up from the XP reinstallation CD and formating the Hard Drive now, It'll take a while, and it's time to go to bet for me now. Good Night! Quote from: Aged_Learner on April 14, 2009, 09:14:21 PM

Thanks!
I booted up from the XP reinstallation CD and formating the Hard Drive now, It'll take a while, and it's time to go to bet for me now. Good Night!

Tell US if you run into any more problems!

Thanks for coming!

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