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    Dell Reformat Question!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DrewP1337, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. DrewP1337

    DrewP1337 Notebook Geek

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    Hey i was wanting to reformat my computer but i dont have the xp disk i was wondering what is another way i can reformat my computer with out the disk!
    Thanks!
     
    DrewP1337, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. matttk

    matttk Notebook Consultant

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    What do you plan to do after it is reformatted if you don't have an OS to install?
     
    matttk, Jul 19, 2007
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I hear that you should be able to pester Dell for a disk?
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 19, 2007
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  4. DrewP1337

    DrewP1337 Notebook Geek

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    yea i have done it once before you can press an F1-F12 key or something on start up but i cant remember how to do it!
     
    DrewP1337, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. Achilles17

    Achilles17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    You need an operating system to install if you reformat...
     
    Achilles17, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    yee a restore disc wont work you have to buy the full retail OS
     
    Thomas, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. HCW

    HCW Notebook Deity

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    Or use a OEM CD :)
     
    HCW, Jul 19, 2007
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  8. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Just curious, does Dell ship a Vista installation DVD that ONLY contains the Vista OS and none of the crap-ware?
     
    dbam987, Jul 19, 2007
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  9. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It should just be the Vista OS, but I haven't tried installing from my Vista OEM disk myself...
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 19, 2007
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  10. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    Actually, it should contain the bloatware...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 19, 2007
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  11. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Really? Ugh, that's terrible.

    Has anyone tried it?
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 19, 2007
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  12. Scoots

    Scoots Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, it doesn't. Just vanilla Vista OS.

    The notebooks obviously ship with bloatware, but a fresh install will get rid of that.
     
    Scoots, Jul 19, 2007
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