reinstalling windows on a new dell laptop...

Guv · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:16

I've just got an Inspiron 6000 delivered and want to format it and reinstall windows as dell have installed LOADS of rubbish on there.

There is no disc, but there is a 4gb partition that I know is there but can't access in windows. I'm assuming this partition is holding all the files I need to reinstall windows, but how do I access it and start the installation?

thanks

Guv · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:37

Do you know how I can get access to the partition with the image on it?

Guv · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:49

Jofujofu said:
My 9300 had a program which allowed me to burn a single copy of XP. After I had burned the copy, the program disappeared.

Do you have a similiar program?

do you know what the program was called? I can't see anything..

I think you're right though, it will still install all the rubbish I don't want.
I think I'll try just removing all the stuff I don't want and see how it runs

Guv · 2 Mar 2006 at 18:17

hi, yeah it's a new laptop. I can't see anything obvious on there anywhere.
I'll see what it's like when I've removed all the stuff I don't want.

I do have a legal XP disc I can use but it came with media centre so would be good to use that.