oh, and as above, make sure you know your correct CD key for the approperiate copies of windows your installing.

hmm.. try and keep away from simple p2p programs... cant stress that enough.

Slip the WinXP CD into your PC.. restart the machine.

IT should prompt you.. "press any key to boot off the CD".
IF it doesnt, restart the machine again and press DEL to enter the Bios and change the startup/boot priority.
You want to boot from CD before HD or HD-0.
(thinking about it, with most laptops, you can press "f2" at start and select your startup method.

Anyway, when you've booted off the CD eventually, just follow the instructions, making sure you dont follow instructions for a repair, you want a clean install.
it will ask you where you want to install the the windows too, and you select the main partition (with most space).
then the next option is to format using NTFS (quick).

then just let it do its own thing.
It will reboot a couple of times later on down the line and possibly ask you if you want to boot of the CD again.. just leave it and let it load itself.

that should help you out.

Adam

[Edited on 26-07-2006 by Bart]

first, do you have a windows cd? and your windows CD Key?

using the method that ssj mentioned? what do i do after formatting?

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Originally posted by CorsaLad
I got the problem after I downloaded "something" from limewire. lol. Do you think formatting is the best option?

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thanks for the reply Bart. I am not at uni now and don't have a router at home...prehistoric 56k i'm afraid. I got the problem after I downloaded "something" from limewire. lol. Do you think formatting is the best option?

if i was you chaff, i would connect your laptop to your router (wired) and run an online scan for virus checks (just about any antivirus company has this facility on their website.

not being able to connect to a wireless network certainly does not point anywhere near a virus.

Viruses/Worms like to spread as much as possible. cutting of the net would only prevent this.

:thumbs:

I was going to burn a copy of the existing files (My Documents) onto a CD so that they will not be lost.

all your documents will be lost after the formatting..

[Edited on 26-07-2006 by abdus]

yeah should do you got the windows cd?

stick that in and restart pc is should boot to the windows menu from there just follow the simple instuctions make sure you choose to delete the partsion and format the drive though before installing windows.

Afternoon everyone,

I have a problem with my laptop, think I got a virus and so it can't connect to a wireless network and crashes when I go into My Documents. If I format the drive should this cure the problem?

If it will then, please can someone give me a step by step guide of how to do it?

Thanks!!! :wave: