[canadianchicklet]

tech support for dell walked me thru this before... i know its easy i jus cant remember how to do it... but i want to completely wipe my hard drive clean... it will be like it was when we first got it... i know ill lose everything... but ive saved everything i want to save... can someone help me with directions on this ... thanks a lot

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Believe Dell only requires the use of their Recovery disk(s) if you still have it(them).

Ron

[Major Payne]

Believe Dell only requires the use of their Recovery disk(s) if you still have it(them).

Ron

[canadianchicklet]

yes i do..i put it in but im not sure what to do lol...

[Major Payne]

I take it you want to restore Win XP using the Recovery CD:
Using a Dell Recovery CD to Install Windows XP
Performing an Installation Without Using CDs (Dell Support)
Dell OS Recovery CD Creation and Manual OS Reinstall
Preparing for a Clean Installation of Microsoft® Windows® XP
Dell's Windows XP Support Center

Ron