To Reformat --350.00

buddym · Nov 8, 2008

Does that not sound awfully high? I realize it probably isn't since it is probably something i can't do but that is what Best Buy wants or their Geek Squad. I want to reformat my older notebook and take and leave at my lake house but it is running really slow and would like to fix this before i go. The other notebook is almost new and it runs fine. Have a friend coming in Dec and he knows how to , :shocked:but hate to put it on him.

TTinCO · Nov 8, 2008

Who is it made by? Just call them & get a restore CD & you can do it yourself.

It will automatically reformat it & reload everything.

You may actually have the restore cd already if you kept everything that it came with.

$350? F them

buddym · Nov 9, 2008

I have the restore disk. Is that all there is to it. I do need to make a list of all my bookmarks etc/ Also, will i have to reload everything such as Spyware CA etc. I don't have the disk for that any longer but guess i could contact them.

buddym · Nov 9, 2008

Reformatting

I think i'm going to try this. Will this affect my wireless setting's or dsl settings? I realize it probably will affect my printer and all other software i have installed since i bought machine. I really haven't anything except the Ca antivirus and spyware. Everything else was already there.

TTinCO · Nov 9, 2008

You'll need to copy/move EVERYTHING that you want.

Do you have a CD/DVD burner or flash drive that you can copy stuff to?

This is a one way deal-everything besides the base WinXP install will be gone....100% GONE. AV, spyware, printers, files, wireless setup, DSL config, everything.....GONE

All your wireless/dsl stuff will have to be setup again.

buddym · Nov 9, 2008

Reformatting

You are scaring me away. I spent two hours two weeks ago setting up my wireless again because it went on the blink. Thought i was going to go crazy, could not understand this guy from India. Guess i better pass until Christmas and let this buddy of mine help.