help pls, reintsalling my whole computer

i installed some older software on my computer and now it is all bung, i
uninstalled it and done a system restore but it did not work. now i have
backed up all the stuff i need to keep and i want to use the disc's that i
got when i brought my computer to start again, but i dont no where to start??

Turn on the PC. Put on some latex non-powdered gloves. Insert one of the
discs, the first one if you have more than one in the cd or dvd drive, close
the cd/dvd tray manually by pushing it in toward the computer. If there is
a glass or cup in the tray area, remove it first. Turn off the computer for
at least ten seconds. Turn on the computer. Should be painless at this
point. Answer any license agreement in a positive fashion. Leave the
computer for awhile so you don't accidentally hit or spill something on the
keyboard or mouse. Check the computer for request for another disc if
needed once in awhile. When its finished, put the discs back in their
sleeves and put them in a safe place. Remove the gloves at your leisure.
You may open the cd/dvd tray and place the glass or cup in that location if
so desired.

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Jonny
"rochelle" <rochelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i installed some older software on my computer and now it is all bung, i
> uninstalled it and done a system restore but it did not work. now i have
> backed up all the stuff i need to keep and i want to use the disc's that i
> got when i brought my computer to start again, but i dont no where to
start??

"rochelle" <rochelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:83BC9318-3DD7-4065-B493-92084ED79536@microsoft.com...
> i installed some older software on my computer and now it is all bung, i
> uninstalled it and done a system restore but it did not work. now i have
> backed up all the stuff i need to keep and i want to use the disc's that i
> got when i brought my computer to start again, but i dont no where to
start??

Try to use technical language when asking a serious question, e.g.
avoid phrases such as "now it is all bung", to ensure that respondents
take you seriously. The answer to your question is simple: Set your
BIOS to use the CD drive as the primary boot device, then boot the
machine with your WinXP CD. Now follow the prompts until Windows
is re-installed.

Tis restoration discs, more than one. Not a retail or otherwise install
type. Many manufactured computers already have set to boot from cd first.
And, on some, you won't see the bios message indicating "boot from cd" at
all as an indicator. Such is normal with mfr PCs with restoration CDs.
Probably smarter to get them to try the restoration from boot first, then go
through the painful process of setting it to boot from CD in the bios setup
if unsuccessful. My 2 cents.

--
Jonny
"Pegasus" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "rochelle" <rochelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:83BC9318-3DD7-4065-B493-92084ED79536@microsoft.com...
> > i installed some older software on my computer and now it is all bung, i
> > uninstalled it and done a system restore but it did not work. now i
have
> > backed up all the stuff i need to keep and i want to use the disc's that
i
> > got when i brought my computer to start again, but i dont no where to
> start??
>
> Try to use technical language when asking a serious question, e.g.
> avoid phrases such as "now it is all bung", to ensure that respondents
> take you seriously. The answer to your question is simple: Set your
> BIOS to use the CD drive as the primary boot device, then boot the
> machine with your WinXP CD. Now follow the prompts until Windows
> is re-installed.
>
>