How to Reformat a Tablet Computer

Reformatting your computer should be a regular part of your system maintenance on your Tablet computer. Reformatting is useful if your computer is infested with viruses or spyware. It is also a useful tool for basic maintenance as your hard drive will perform more efficiently if it is reformatted regularly. This process will also clean out any old drivers that are still hogging system resources.

Things You'll Need

• Tablet computer
• Windows installation CD

Instructions

1. Enter your Windows OS installation CD into your Tablet computer's CD-ROM, then restart the computer.

2. When the computer restarts, instead of booting up normally you will now see a Window's "Welcome" screen; press "Enter" to continue. At the next screen, press F8 to accept the Window's licensing agreement.

3. The next screen that appears will show a list of all of your hardware partitions; tab down to the hard drive you would like to format and press "D" to delete it. Before completing this step, make sure you have backed up any information you need--this will erase your computer completely.

4. Once you have deleted your hard drive partitions, you will now see a drive labeled "Unpartitioned Space." Press enter to begin installing Windows on your Tablet computer.

5. There will now be several options for installing Windows. Choose the option labeled "Format the partition using the NTFS file system."

6. You will now see a Windows installation screen, follow the instructions and enter the Windows product key. Windows will now begin automatic installation; wait until the process completes and your computer restarts--this may take as long as an hour to complete.

Tips & Warnings

• Backup any files and drivers you will need prior to reformatting your computer.

References

• University of Iowa Information Technology: Reformatting Your Computer Using Windows XP