# Windows re-install help needed, like now! **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 6, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068 "2006-02-06T18:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/1 "2006-02-06T18:15:10Z")
Well, I’m trying to re-install XP Home on my desktop computer (I’m posting from my laptop). I tried just restarting the computer with the disk in the CD drive, but it didn’t work. So, I ran the CD while in windows, and told it to reinstall windows… It copied a whole bunch of setup files to my hard drive, which would be OK except that now it won’t let me delete the fucking partition… and I don’t have any un-partitioned space (at least not enough to install windows). How the fuck do I re-install windows without it copying setup files to my drive?? I want to do it straight from the CD so that I can delete the partition. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/2 "2006-02-06T18:19:12Z")
Maybe check here :kekegay: [http://www.pittspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22322](http://www.pittspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22322) ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/3 "2006-02-06T18:22:20Z")
thanks, but I didn’t want to post it in the same thread… I made a more specific one for the purpose that I have… fucking asshat. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/4 "2006-02-06T18:29:39Z")
is your boot priority set up rgiht?? in bios make set it up to boot from the CD before the hard drive ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/5 "2006-02-06T18:32:46Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > thanks, but I didn’t want to post it in the same thread… I made a more specific one for the purpose that I have… fucking asshat. damn, then maybe post it in on-topic ---
**Author:** ![dalifts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@dalifts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dalifts)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/6 "2006-02-06T18:38:55Z")
U gotta go into ur bios and have ur computer boot from the cd not the hard drive. You restart ur pc, and it will say to hit like esc or most common DEL keep tapping it the whole time its rebooting until u hear beeping. Then stop. Keep slapping the right arrow until u get to the boot section. Then make it boot from ur cd drive first not ur hard drive. Then after that its easy fallow along steps ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/7 "2006-02-06T18:46:26Z")
i got chad on AIM… 🙂 he walked me through the bios thing already. ---
**Author:** ![dalifts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@dalifts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dalifts)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/8 "2006-02-06T18:51:34Z")
ok then ur set from there. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/9 "2006-02-06T20:46:16Z")
fucking bullshit fucking boot disk setup nonsense that doesn’t create disks that fucking work… :mad: ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/10 "2006-02-06T20:50:28Z")
you would not fucking believe this shit… I had the CD in the CD drive, and it wouldn’t fucking boot from the CD… so I put the CD in the DVD drive and it works like it fucking should… ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/11 "2006-02-06T22:29:08Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > you would not fucking believe this shit… I had the CD in the CD drive, and it wouldn’t fucking boot from the CD… so I put the CD in the DVD drive and it works like it fucking should… yes i would believe that shit… i work in computers ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/12 "2006-02-07T04:07:48Z")
I just figured I should put a CD into the CD drive… imagine that concept! ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/13 "2006-02-07T05:29:10Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > yes i would believe that shit… :bigok: ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/14 "2006-02-07T05:29:21Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > I just figured I should put a CD into the CD drive… imagine that concept! :eek4: :doh: The only problem I’ve ever had with Windows install is that sometimes USB keyboards w usb\>ps2 adapter do not work at the license agreement screen when you are asked to press the F8 key to accept the agreement, all the other keys seem to work but the F keys. Other than that, haven’t had prob’s deleting partitions, etc. Are you running the repair or doing a clean install? ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/15 "2006-02-07T05:36:30Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > … i work in computers wow really, thats a tight space to be working in 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/16 "2006-02-07T05:53:15Z")
> [@Be\_Rad](#): > > wow really, thats a tight space to be working in 😃 🤣 yeah… i’m guessing she was trying to boot from the secondary disc drive the whole time… ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/17 "2006-02-07T07:30:59Z")
> [@Be\_Rad](#): > > :eek4: :doh: > > The only problem I’ve ever had with Windows install is that sometimes USB keyboards w usb\>ps2 adapter do not work at the license agreement screen when you are asked to press the F8 key to accept the agreement, all the other keys seem to work but the F keys. Other than that, haven’t had prob’s deleting partitions, etc. > > Are you running the repair or doing a clean install? Clean install… figured it best to start over fresh. > [@fshowcars](#): > > yeah… i’m guessing she was trying to boot from the secondary disc drive the whole time… And how the fuck was I supposed to know which was which??? All it said was “IDE CD-ROM DEVICE” so I assume that’s the CD drive (Chad assumed that too!) not the DVD-R drive. Anyways, install is done, now just have to figure out what’s wrong w/ the network card… sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Dirty\_Georg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@Old\_Dirty\_Georg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Old_Dirty_Georg)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/18 "2006-02-07T07:44:14Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > Anyways, install is done, now just have to figure out what’s wrong w/ the network card… sheesh. Drivers? ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/19 "2006-02-07T08:03:32Z")
XP usually recognizes most wired NICs. Wireless you may need to get the drivers off the CD ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068/20 "2006-02-07T08:05:44Z")
> [@Old Dirty Georg](#): > > Drivers? probably… but it is an internal card, and not wireless… my computer guy here said he would look at it if I can’t fix it during lunch. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-re-install-help-needed-like-now/180068.md?page=2)