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Answer» :-? Hello All Boot with your legal XP Pro CD and format the C drive and install it on there.Thanks for the imput, If I put xp-pro on will my existing partitions be erased and will I have to flash or erase the bios ?? :-/Whitey........ There is no need to reflash or erase the bios ........ Just do as GX1_Man has already suggested . And yes anything on the partition you formatted will be erased . dl65 In reply#1 ...I was just trying to point out that most manufacturers now ship computers with a backup restore used to make a copy of the restore disks to return your system to it's original way it was when first purchased. If you format and lose that capability you may wish you had did your restore disk set first.Read your owners manual before you do the format. :-? Your owners manual should give you instuctions on making a restore disk set. They really have messed up that part of the good old days. Whitey, Did you buy a copy of XP Pro to load on a brand new laptop that already had an operating system? If so, why? (Just curious.) Acer lists that computer as coming with XP Home or Pro only. http://global.acer.com/products/notebook/as5100.htm Maybe they updated it to Media Center later.Quote Whitey, Hello GX1_MAN Thanks everybody for the imput I have made the backup discs you inquired about.... Ipicked up some bad spyware that got by WEBROOT [smiley=shocked.gif] Itried to get rid of it with no luck, so I backed up and ran the disc restore, and didn't recover everything. My OS was very unstable and things just were not running right. So I WENT back and restored to original FACTORY condition, and things seem to be alright now. Needless to say I'm not impressed......... But I'm up for suggestions........ Thanks Again Whitey Get AVG Anti-virus And AVG Anti-Spyware. They are free and do a good job that's what I use all the time. :-? http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1Me Again Hay you guys are awesome Again thanks for the help.... Things seem to be alright for now and I have a free upgrade to Windows Vista I'm waiting for. I haven't purchased any os yet. But I am courious ,did my system just overlay new copies on top of the bad? Will the spyware come back in time :-? I can't keep buying software........... Thanks Whitey HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! [smiley=beer.gif]Quote Me Again If you did the complete restore it formatted and restored to original when you first got it.You should not have that problem now but, you must keep your antivirus and spyware up to date. Even though AVG is free ,it is STILL a superb program,use it. |
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