Reinstalling Windows.newbe

[tpayne]

i want to clean off all the junk on my hard drive,and start over.so do i just reinstall windows
or are their alot of do's and dont's.iam worried about all the drivers for the video and sound
card.iam not worried about any programs,ihave all of them to reistall.iam not sure where to start.could sure use some help

[rjfvillarosa]

First of all can you tell us what computer you have, is it store bought branded, if so what make and model or is it custom built?
What version of Windows is installed?






One of the mods may move this to a more appropriate board.

[blue60007]

It's never a bad idea to go and collect all your drivers and anything else you may need and burn to a CD or put on a USB drive. This way you won't have to go around downloading drivers once reformated. Oh, and don't forget to back-up any data (documents, pictures, music, etc) that you want to keep. Also, make sure you have the installation files for all your programs (CDs or downloads).

First, rjf's questions should be answered so we can guide you from there.

[Cricket]

Here's a good web site to bookmark: Windows Reinstall

Cricket

[tpayne]

well it looks like i messed up,sorry i posted in the wrong place.iam also sorry i didnt give you enough information.if you would be so kind and let me know where to post this question
ill try and do a better job in giving you more info.

thanks

[ktkendall]

Your fine just give us some specs of your PC.