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‎03-06-2013 10:34 AM

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Hi,

please healp me to  format my compaq presario v3000 laptop.

 

Thank You

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‎03-06-2013 10:40 AM

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Do you actually mean how to format the hard disk or how to perform a factory image recovery?

 

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‎03-06-2013 10:44 AM

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format the hard disk .
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‎03-06-2013 10:49 AM

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If your intention is to install another Windows or other operating system, then be aware that formatting the hard disk can be done as part of the operating system installation process.

 

Which OS are you planning on installing?

 

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‎03-06-2013 10:56 AM

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actually my laptop is running very slow and also i got some unwanted file which i am not able to delete the reason i want to format my laptop
OS is windows Vista basic
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‎03-06-2013 11:05 AM - edited ‎03-06-2013 11:08 AM

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OK.

 

Do you have your recovery disk set?

 

If you do a recovery, then the hard disk will be repartitioned and formatted as part of the process. It is not necessary to do it seperately.

 

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‎03-06-2013 11:10 AM

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I have taken my all important data in my external hard disc
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‎03-06-2013 11:31 AM

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please guide me how to go further ?
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‎03-06-2013 12:27 PM

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Hi,

It should be a straightforward process.  I have done it many times without  Put disk #1 in the dvd drive. Restart your notebook and tap the F9 key before it boots into Windows.  Choose the DVD drive as the first boot device and let the notebook boot up into the recovery manager.  Follow the prompts that are given onscreen.

 

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‎02-17-2017 12:03 AM

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Please help me to format my Compaq presario V3000 model....

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