i get the option to boot from disc when it says push any key i do an nothin
happens but the disc works when im on my desktop

"John Seele" wrote:

> If you think that you have viruses on your computer. I would recommend
> finding out if the hard drive manufacture of the hard drive in your pc has a
> low-level format utility. This will reset you hard drive as if it has just
> left the manufacture. This will wipe out any virus on you pc. By doing the
> format from the Windows XP cd you still could wind up having that same virus
> on your pc since this is a higher level format which does not erase all the
> information from the hard drive.
>
> JS
>
> "diddler69" wrote:
>
> > i need to reinstall xp but guess i must wipe existing hard drives. problem is
> > i cant log on to xp whatsoever.( probably virus or corrupt disc etc)can i /
> > how do i, wipe existing discs without logging on ?? i think i have to start
> > up in dos, is this correct ? if so what buttons must i press ?? thanks for
> > any advice.