Best Registry Cleaner and Registry Repair Software Review.
My Dell Latitude came with XP Media Edition, and I do not have an original disc. It has slowed to a crawl, I get error messages on opening apps, and nothing helps (clean disc, virus scan, spyware scan, clean registry). My only recourse is to start anew. I have an XP upgrade CD, but I want to re-format and do a clean install.
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I would suggest using Reimage. With Reimage you can fix all of your computer problems without a need to reformat/re-install and there is no need to take data back up too as it keeps all your data and programs intact.
Reimage is an online PC repair solution that would repair your system within 30 minutes besides keeping all your data and programs intact. It is an all in one combination of antivirus, antispyware, registry cleaner and full PC repair. Reimage PC Repair uses a huge database or repository (which has over 25 million components) of system files to compare to those which are missing or corrupt on your system. And on a brief analysis it will make the necessary corrections making your PC as good as a freshly installed one, only with all your files still there.
Your computer is crawling because of the number of startup files you are loading. look in task manager and see how many processes are running more than 30 and your computer will crawl. Search "windows XP startup processes" on Yahoo search and there are many sites with detailed advice on what is necessary and what isn’t. One of the biggest causes of slowdown is having automatic updates on all your programs which run for 24/7 just to do 5 minute updates occasionally they also slow down your internet connection by continually polling their home websites for info. Formatting and clean installs are hardly ever necessary
How to perform a clean install of Windows.
A clean installation consists of removing all data from your hard disk by reformatting your hard disk and reinstalling the operating system and programs to an empty (clean) hard disk.
Note: To boot from your Windows CD, the BIOS settings on your computer must be configured to do this. On start up keep tapping either F2, Esc, or Del, to enter the BIOS set-up. Look for "Drive configuration", "Boot order" or similiar and make the CD/DVD drive the first boot device. Save settings and exit.
Start your computer from the Windows CD. To do this, insert the Windows CD into your CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.
When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key to start the computer from the Windows CD.
At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows Setup and then press F8.
Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format (NTFS) a partition where you want to install Windows.
You may be asked if you wish to install 3rd party SATA drivers by pressing F6. Unless you have a Laptop, you can ignore this request.
If you do have a Laptop, you’ll have to download and copy the SATA drivers to disk or flash drive for later installation.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows Setup.
You will be asked to enter "Regional and Language/Keyboard Settings" your serial/product key and then activate Windows.