need to wipe clean

hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy

Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not an upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want when you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in message
...
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy

safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it comes to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in
message
...
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


.

what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in
message
...
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


.

.

You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM one - it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in
message
.. .
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


.

.

this is hard! all i want is to wipe it clean!i printed all
my e-mail adresses and other stuff i want. the rest can
go.. now i just want my puter clean.. but i dont
understand how to do it ... i have been read different web
sites for about 3 and a half hours now and the thing
that gets me is Reformating i dont understand that. like
i said i am dumb when it comes to this damn puter...lol.
-----Original Message-----
You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a
manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup
Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by
downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM one -
it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the
download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not
an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want
when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in
message
. ..
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter
clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the
time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter
guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it
myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would
be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


.

.



.

Just follow the instructions I pointed you at, and you can't go too far
wrong -

If it's too confusing, get a more computer-savvy friend to help you out (but
make sure that they have actually done the same thing themselves before -
successfully!)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
this is hard! all i want is to wipe it clean!i printed all
my e-mail adresses and other stuff i want. the rest can
go.. now i just want my puter clean.. but i dont
understand how to do it ... i have been read different web
sites for about 3 and a half hours now and the thing
that gets me is Reformating i dont understand that. like
i said i am dumb when it comes to this damn puter...lol.
-----Original Message-----
You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a
manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup
Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by
downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM one -
it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the
download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not
an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want
when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote in
message
.. .
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter
clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the
time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter
guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it
myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would
be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


.

.



.

k thanks i think i am going to go to bed and the try to do
my puter in the morning.. wish me luck... think i'll call
my brother-in-law he's pretty good with puters.. maybe
he'll help me out.. well again thanks alot.. you have a
good night ..and i'll post back here and let ya know how
things turn out..might be a couple of days but i'll post!!
bye for now candy
-----Original Message-----
Just follow the instructions I pointed you at, and you
can't go too far
wrong -

If it's too confusing, get a more computer-savvy friend
to help you out (but
make sure that they have actually done the same thing
themselves before -
successfully!)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
this is hard! all i want is to wipe it clean!i printed
all
my e-mail adresses and other stuff i want. the rest can
go.. now i just want my puter clean.. but i dont
understand how to do it ... i have been read different
web
sites for about 3 and a half hours now and the thing
that gets me is Reformating i dont understand that.
like
i said i am dumb when it comes to this damn puter...lol.
-----Original Message-----
You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a
manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup
Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by
downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM one -
it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the
download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
.. .
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put
the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it
comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not
an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want
when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote
in
message
. ..
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter
clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the
time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter
guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it
myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would
be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


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.



.



.

Good Luck

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
k thanks i think i am going to go to bed and the try to do
my puter in the morning.. wish me luck... think i'll call
my brother-in-law he's pretty good with puters.. maybe
he'll help me out.. well again thanks alot.. you have a
good night ..and i'll post back here and let ya know how
things turn out..might be a couple of days but i'll post!!
bye for now candy
-----Original Message-----
Just follow the instructions I pointed you at, and you
can't go too far
wrong -

If it's too confusing, get a more computer-savvy friend
to help you out (but
make sure that they have actually done the same thing
themselves before -
successfully!)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
this is hard! all i want is to wipe it clean!i printed
all
my e-mail adresses and other stuff i want. the rest can
go.. now i just want my puter clean.. but i dont
understand how to do it ... i have been read different
web
sites for about 3 and a half hours now and the thing
that gets me is Reformating i dont understand that.
like
i said i am dumb when it comes to this damn puter...lol.
-----Original Message-----
You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a
manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup
Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by
downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM one -
it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the
download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
. ..
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put
the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it
comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install - not
an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want
when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote
in
message
...
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter
clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the
time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my puter
guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it
myself
for that price. so if someone could help that would
be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


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.



.



.

ok well no luck..went to bootdisk.com to download a start
up disk and having problems... it wont start up my puter..
any help would by nice..oh yeah whats the difference
OEM,ALT1and ALT2... i downloaded OEM. but it don't do
anything..please help..
-----Original Message-----
Good Luck

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
...
k thanks i think i am going to go to bed and the try to
do
my puter in the morning.. wish me luck... think i'll
call
my brother-in-law he's pretty good with puters.. maybe
he'll help me out.. well again thanks alot.. you have a
good night ..and i'll post back here and let ya know how
things turn out..might be a couple of days but i'll
post!!
bye for now candy
-----Original Message-----
Just follow the instructions I pointed you at, and you
can't go too far
wrong -

If it's too confusing, get a more computer-savvy friend
to help you out (but
make sure that they have actually done the same thing
themselves before -
successfully!)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
.. .
this is hard! all i want is to wipe it clean!i printed
all
my e-mail adresses and other stuff i want. the rest
can
go.. now i just want my puter clean.. but i dont
understand how to do it ... i have been read different
web
sites for about 3 and a half hours now and the thing
that gets me is Reformating i dont understand that.
like
i said i am dumb when it comes to this damn
puter...lol.
-----Original Message-----
You can't uninstall an OS, unless it's an upgrade
You can't boot from any WinME CD - unless it's a
manufacturer's Recovery
disk
You can create your own Emergency Boot Disk (Startup
Disk) either by using
the wizard at Add/Remove Programs |Startup Disk, or by
downloading a boot
disk maker from www.boootdisk.com (get the ME OEM
one -
it's the same one
that you'll create from A/R Progs), and running the
download on your PC to
create the floppy.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's

wrote in message
.. .
what will happen if i go in and uninstall windows
millennium edition?will that wipe it clean? then put
the
windows cd in and run it will it reinstall it?
-----Original Message-----
safety floppy?????didnt do that didnt know i had
to..
reformat? i have no clue how to do that.. when it
comes
to
this thing i am dumb..lol...
-----Original Message-----
Boot from the Safety Boot floppy you made when you
installed ME.

Reformat the hard drive Windows is on.

Reinstall ME from the CD. (Is it a full install -
not
an
upgrade version?)

Make sure you backup or save everything you'll want
when
you reinstall ME.

"candy" wrote
in
message
l...
hello all. need help. i need to wipe my puter
clean, i
have ME. its acting funny, it freezes up all the
time,
can't do crap. i don't know how to do it. my
puter
guy
want$150.00 to wipe it and i said i would try it
myself
for that price. so if someone could help that
would
be
GREAT!! thanks guys..

candy


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