ejhcolorado
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Preparing a Dell Dimension 8200 for donation-how to install WinXP Home after drive wiped clean
Hi all,
I have an older Dell Dimension 8200, Pentium 4, 1.9 GHz processor with 1 GIG of RAM, 80 GIG HD. I want to donate the computer, and therefore want to clean it of everything before I do. I do not want to just reformat and reinstall the OS. I have a copy of DriveScrubber 2 that I want to use to wipe the HD clean. I also have the Dell Reinstallation CD for XP Home, and the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD. I do not have a Microsoft WinXP Home CD, just the Dell Reinstall disk.
I would like to know, step-by-step, how to install XP Home from the Dell Reinstallation CD after DriveScrubber is finished doing its thing. According to their Knowledgebase "A hard drive that DriveScrubber wipes is reverted to a blank state".
Once the HD is in a blank state, how do I get the computer to boot to the Dell Reinstallation CD? Do I have to format the HD first? If so, how?
TIA.
EJH
I have an older Dell Dimension 8200, Pentium 4, 1.9 GHz processor with 1 GIG of RAM, 80 GIG HD. I want to donate the computer, and therefore want to clean it of everything before I do. I do not want to just reformat and reinstall the OS. I have a copy of DriveScrubber 2 that I want to use to wipe the HD clean. I also have the Dell Reinstallation CD for XP Home, and the Dell Drivers and Utilities CD. I do not have a Microsoft WinXP Home CD, just the Dell Reinstall disk.
I would like to know, step-by-step, how to install XP Home from the Dell Reinstallation CD after DriveScrubber is finished doing its thing. According to their Knowledgebase "A hard drive that DriveScrubber wipes is reverted to a blank state".
Once the HD is in a blank state, how do I get the computer to boot to the Dell Reinstallation CD? Do I have to format the HD first? If so, how?
TIA.
EJH
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Hi Leew,
Thanks for your quick reply. I think I understand your instructions, but have another question.
Are you saying that after the HD is "scrubbed" clean with DriveScrubber the computer will recognize the Dell Reinstallation CD as long as I have set the BIOS to boot from the CD drive? Does it matter if I set the BIOS before or after I use the DriveScrubber CD?
I know these are pretty basic questions, but I'm trying to cover all the bases so I don't run into any problems.
Another question about the Dell CD comes to mind. I have read a lot about creating a CD that slipstreams SP2 into an XP CD. It all seems to say that I can't use an OEM CD; I need a Windows XP Home CD to create a slipstreamed disk. Is this true?
Thanks again,
EJH
Thanks for your quick reply. I think I understand your instructions, but have another question.
Are you saying that after the HD is "scrubbed" clean with DriveScrubber the computer will recognize the Dell Reinstallation CD as long as I have set the BIOS to boot from the CD drive? Does it matter if I set the BIOS before or after I use the DriveScrubber CD?
I know these are pretty basic questions, but I'm trying to cover all the bases so I don't run into any problems.
Another question about the Dell CD comes to mind. I have read a lot about creating a CD that slipstreams SP2 into an XP CD. It all seems to say that I can't use an OEM CD; I need a Windows XP Home CD to create a slipstreamed disk. Is this true?
Thanks again,
EJH
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ejhcolorado--Shred3 will allow you to scrub specific files and leave you with the Operating System.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2288977,00.asp?kc=PCPC10710DEM3C0001190
Unfortunately it will cost about $5.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2288977,00.asp?kc=PCPC10710DEM3C0001190
Unfortunately it will cost about $5.
It doesn't matter if you select the boot of CD option before scrubbing. In the bios put the CD Rom drive first in the boot order and you will be good to go. Also, when you start the computer at the Dell screen sometimes they have the option to select the boot order by selecting of the F* keys instead of going to the Bios.
Addtional to Leew's post, press f2 at start up to access bios, then select BOOT option on screen, and move the CD/DVD to first boot. Exit and choose save.
Insert the DriveScrubber (I assume this is bootable CD), and restart system, do wipe the drive. Then remove the disc.
Insert Dell XP Recovery disc in CD/DVD and restart system. You might have to press any key IF asked during booting. Then you install the OS there.
Insert the DriveScrubber (I assume this is bootable CD), and restart system, do wipe the drive. Then remove the disc.
Insert Dell XP Recovery disc in CD/DVD and restart system. You might have to press any key IF asked during booting. Then you install the OS there.
to access the boot screen of the dell dimension 8200 as the computer starts press f12 to access the boot menu of your computer select the cd drive and then u will find the interface of the re installation of the windows