How do I reformat my computer? And...

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HP Pavilions that ship with Microsoft Windows XP do
not come with Recovery CDs. Instead, they use a hidden
space (partition) on the hard drive to store the recovery
information.

Read the following article for assistance:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] en&lang=en

Obtaining HP Recovery CDs
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] e=bph07143

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Desperate" wrote:

| I have done this once before, but forgot how...the last time I did it, I
| didn't have to have a disk...I just started up my comp...and when the blue HP
| screen popped up I repeatedly hit a button and it took me into the screen to
| reformat...but I don't remember any of it...I NEVER(reapeating for emphasis)
| NEVER got a reformat CD when I bought it.
|
| And, if you guys can answer one more question...MY CD Rom doesn't seem to
| respond. I asked the HP Instant ppl at one time(which I can't get to work
| anymore), and they said it was a registry problem. Any help here?
|
| Thanks