Problem after reformatting computer

[Ernie]

Roy, Thank you for helping me... it worked. Roy I hate to take advantage of you, but you seem to be the smartest person I know about computers. Thank God we have you on MTU. I am still having lots of problems after formatting. I have ask on a lot of forums how to do what I'm about to ask you, but no answers. I would like to blow away EVERYTHING on my hard drive and then reinstall windows XP like it was when I bought it. How do I do that???? I realize this is a Hoster forum, so if you don't feel it's appropriate I'll have no bad feelings at all, and I mean that.

Thanks,
Ernie

[Roy Dennis]

Ernie, thanks for the compliments, I might understand MTU products quite well but to tell you how to restore your computer to it's original state is another thing
It depends on a number of factors, sometimes you are supplied with an original installation disc, sometimes the hard drive has a hidden partition with the original files, in which case there is normally a program listed in the Start/programs list named something like restore or recovery, I can't tell you exactly you would need to read up literature that came with your computer.
Other times your asked if you would like to make a recovery disc to free up more room on your hard drive, so if you did something like that when you first purchased your computer, unless you still have those disc's or the original installation disc I'm afraid your up the creek.
The only other option I can think of is to buy a new copy of Microsoft windows and that's not cheap.
So the first thing is to see if you have a recovery program listed.
If you have still got the original installation disc or backups you may have start a one time boot by turning on the computer then hit the F12 key just before the first screen appears to make it boot from the CD disc, if you don't catch it in time you will have to let it load as normal and shut down and try again.
It can be a long job reinstalling as if it is a few years old there can be a lot of Microsoft updates to install as well which has to be done over the Internet so I would make this a last resort.

What are your other problems you are having ?

[Ernie]

Roy, Thank you so VERY much!!! Some of the problems I'm having is... Add or remove programs won't open, Many other programs do the same, the screen will go black and sometimes it will reappear and sometimes I have to restart the computer. To be honest, I have sooo much junk, and so many programs I don't need, that I'm ready to start fresh. I'm retired, so I have the time. I also have everything backed up, and have the original disc. I do have my laptop, so I don't have to bust my butt to get it done fast. I do thank you for all the help and information you have given me, not just for today, but for a long time now.

Thanks Again,
Ernie

[Roy Dennis]

How much free space left on your C: drive ?
could be ther's not enough space left. Windows uses some hard drive space for tempory memory.
Have you done a defrag hard drive or check disc.
Right click the C: drive Properties/Tools then choose the options there. Don't select refortmat if you see it

[Beavis]

see if this helps

http://support.cybertronpc.com/index...ng_my_files%3F

[Ernie]

Roy, I just got on to email and saw your post. Last night I reformatted my hard drive. Everything is loading without a problem except for (naturally) Hoster, Microstudio and keyrite. I get an error message, that Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0 is missing, and it can't operate without it. Where can I get it??? I've found things that have a lot of choices to download, but no explanation as to what these choices are. Any ideas???? I won't be looking at mail for awhile, I've have to get away from this computer for awhile.

Thanks,
Ernie

[Ernie]

Roy, I just wanted you to know I bought an internal hard drive while my wife and were out. So now,,,, I'm starting fresh!!! I want you to know how very much I have appreciated everything you've done to help. I wish I could say the next you need help, just let me know, but with your knowledge of computers and Hoster, I don't think that's going to happen.

Thanks again,
Ernie