MY Computer is hosed

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Help me!
1.) I have no administration tools.
2.) Files are not where they should be.
3.) %system% is missing files.
4.) I can't remove IE7 Beta 3 because it hangs at the registry.

I wan't to know how I can reformat the hard drive and reinstall WXP, then
Reinstall SP2 so I have a clean install with everything where it should be.

PS
MVP Help would be appreciated. I'm on SSI and can't afford a Tech.
PPS
The company that built this computer is no longer in service.
 
James Scheinbaum said:
Help me!
1.) I have no administration tools.
2.) Files are not where they should be.
3.) %system% is missing files.
4.) I can't remove IE7 Beta 3 because it hangs at the registry.

I wan't to know how I can reformat the hard drive and reinstall WXP, then
Reinstall SP2 so I have a clean install with everything where it should be.

PS
MVP Help would be appreciated. I'm on SSI and can't afford a Tech.
PPS
The company that built this computer is no longer in service.
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- Boot the machine with your WinXP CD.
- Allow the disk to be formatted when prompted.
- Continue with the installation.

You will, of course, lose all data currently stored on the disk.
 
James said:
Help me!
1.) I have no administration tools.
2.) Files are not where they should be.
3.) %system% is missing files.
4.) I can't remove IE7 Beta 3 because it hangs at the registry.

I wan't to know how I can reformat the hard drive and reinstall WXP, then
Reinstall SP2 so I have a clean install with everything where it should be.

PS
MVP Help would be appreciated. I'm on SSI and can't afford a Tech.
PPS
The company that built this computer is no longer in service.
Click to expand...

See this link for how to do a clean install:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
 
James Scheinbaum said:
Help me!
1.) I have no administration tools.
2.) Files are not where they should be.
3.) %system% is missing files.
4.) I can't remove IE7 Beta 3 because it hangs at the registry.

I wan't to know how I can reformat the hard drive and reinstall WXP, then
Reinstall SP2 so I have a clean install with everything where it should
be.

PS
MVP Help would be appreciated. I'm on SSI and can't afford a Tech.
PPS
The company that built this computer is no longer in service.
Click to expand...


Is IE7 on your one and only computer or is it on a test machine?
Are you a tester of betaware, perhaps?
What degree of technical knowledge do you have regarding computers?
Will you download betaware onto your computer again.
I did once - never again
Antioch
 
Antioch said:
Is IE7 on your one and only computer or is it on a test machine?
Are you a tester of betaware, perhaps?
What degree of technical knowledge do you have regarding computers?
Will you download betaware onto your computer again.
I did once - never again
Antioch
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There is nothing wrong doing beta evaluations on your own
PC - simply use a spare disk instead of the real thing. Disks
are so cheap these days!
 
Thank you, I will give it a try.

Pegasus (MVP) said:
- Boot the machine with your WinXP CD.
- Allow the disk to be formatted when prompted.
- Continue with the installation.

You will, of course, lose all data currently stored on the disk.
Click to expand...
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
There is nothing wrong doing beta evaluations on your own
PC - simply use a spare disk instead of the real thing. Disks
are so cheap these days!
Click to expand...

This is true but my CD burner no longer burns data or music. I've tried
different disks and software. I need a new one so I will have to wait.
 
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