I want a step by step guide on how to completely wipe a computer

Can anyone please help me, I want to completly wipe my computer, because it's slow and over run with viruses and progams i've never used. But i really want a step by step guide on how to wipe the computer and then install windows back on it. can anyone help me?

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by formatting your drive you'll loose everything on the PC.

have you tried this

Please follow the instructions Here and then post your log in a new thread in the Spyware, Adware section. (Not here please). with a brief explanation of what the symptoms are

that way you should hopefully keep all your settings

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I know i'll lose everything, but i just want to know how i go about formating my computer. I just want to wipe everything off and start again! how do i do this?????

Hi,

If you wanna install WIN XP.
Press Del while rebooting & chang the first boot device to CD /DVD.
Save & exit

Insert the CD in our drive & follow the on screen instruction,
There a option will come asking you to completly reinstall WIN. accept it.
Also if you get an option of formatting your drives, do it.
In this way you will b able to start again from the beginning.

For complete help visit http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/window...s/reformat.htm

have a look here

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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