How do i completely erase computer and start over?

I have so much malware that nothing has worked.


I want to erase my system as if i just bought it with nothing on it and start over.


Can i do that thru computer settings?

How do i completely erase computer and start over?
You need a OEM or Windows disk with the Operating System you want to use. You also need a License for that software. If the computer you owned came with any disks just check them out and load the recovery disk first and then load the drivers disk after you recover the Operating System.





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Reply:Best way to me would be to get an operating system CD (Windows XP/ Vista; whatever you prefer). If you already have one, great; but if you don't, Windows XP cost about $100. If you bought the computer from a store or something to that matter, it should have come with a Operating system CD with the liscense number tagged onto your computer or the cd case. My parents' computer had the liscense number tag for the Operating System on a sticker on top of the computer.





All you have to do now is save any information you want to keep off your computer onto a CD or floppy disk. Then put the Windows CD (or whatever Operating system you have) into the disc drive. If it starts up the program automatically, close it. Since you want to erase the hard drive and start over do it this way. Shut down the computer and start it back up. During the initial black screen it should say something along the line of "Press F8 to boot CD" or something referring to the operating system CD. Press the button it tells you to and it should start. Just follow the directions as it asks pretty simple questions.





I don't know the exact phrases it uses but when you get to the part where it asks if you want to delete your hard drive completely or just restore it, DELETE everything. That way your starting off fresh. Then it will ask if you want the hard drive formatted in FAT or NTFS. You want NTFS as its the better option.





If this sounds complicated don't worry, it's pretty simple once you get started. Once your done it will bring you to your new, fresh, and empty desktop! Remember to install any drivers you had though, such as sound card or video card drivers! I've done this a few times to my computer just to refresh it and get anything off I never use anymore. In fact it's probably due for another. Good luck!
Reply:Most computers these days come with a restore CD or restore partition on the hard drive. Consult your manual for the use of these utilities. They will restore your computer to its "out of the box" state. You will lose anything that you have saved and not backed up.





Do a backup, if you can, of all your important files. Then follow the instructions for your restore CD or partition.
Reply:you cannot undo completely the installation in your pc including the os..if you want to go back to 0-disk use a killdisk...it will wipe out your disk TOTALLY as if it was newly bought--no partition, not yet formatted...





after doing so, you need to make new partition to it, then format..and reinstall all the things you using before. you can download killdisk. i have that program...but im using wipe0 instead, i wish i could send you one.
Reply:your best bet would to be wipe out everything including your operating system and re-install everything from scratch
Reply:System Recovery!