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Originally Posted by happydude
if you have the windows CD you can re-install windows without having to delete anything...just put in the CD, boot up your comp, go into BIOS Setup (press 'del' when comp is booting) set the first boot device to CD-Rom and restart...it should ask you to press the any key, when it asks if you want to repair wondows the first time, don't, just press enter to continue withthe installation, when it asks the second time, repair it and it will re-install windows without formatting.
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going into the bios is a different key for different computers. some you delete, some use one of the fkeys.
and you dont have to go into the bios at all if your computer is already set to the correct boot order, so just try without going into the bios first. some pc's say press any key to boot from CD.
if you do have to go into the bios, the correct order is
FLOPPY
CD ROM
HD
dont just change the first cuz sometimes that screws up things. make sure you have the HD in the list somewhere still.
And it should just be repair, i dont think it says reinstall with it. cuz repair and reinstall are different.