need a floppy
take the hard disk out, plug it into a working system
FDISK it
format it
sys it
copy the windows cdrom to the hard disk
put the disk back in the pc
boot to dos
run setup

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Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
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I had to replace my defective hard drive. I installed one that had
been wiped clean by the previous user. As a result, when I attempted
to use my HP Recovery CD, it produced the C: prompt but indicated that
it was unable to detect a hard drive. I assume that means that the
hard drive has to be formatted because when I checked the bios startup
both the Primary and Secondary Slaves said "None." Does that mean that
I have to Format the drive before the drive is recognized?

Also, is there any way around the use of a boot up floppy?
Unfortunately, I do not have one, and my second computer does not have
a floppy drive.