Wipe the existing windows XP off of my computer

Posted on July 5, 2008
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How to wipe the existing windows XP off of my computer?

To format your harddrive you will need to get a recovery disc or a Windows CD.
No boot disc is necessary unless you are trying to install Windows 95.
The recovery disc will usually come with your computer, if you dont have one, you will need to call your computer manufacturing company and order one.
The recovery disc and the windows CD will partition your harddrive and it will wipe out your memory and start from fresh.
This will kill all the viruses and other harmful agents from your computer.
You should get an antivirus and pest control to avoid these agents from entering your system after you reformat.


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Can Windows XP Home Edition be repaired with an XP Pro disk?

Posted on July 5, 2008
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Can Windows XP Home Edition be repaired with an XP Pro disk?

No an xp pro disc cannot repair a home edition.

You can however upgrade to xp pro and THEN repair your files you won’t lose anything that way.

To upgrade you just put the xp pro cd as you would as if you were installing a game or any other normal piece of software.


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Protect a picture I want to put on my hotmail so others can’t copy it

Posted on July 5, 2008
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How to protect a picture I want to put on my hotmail so others can’t copy it?

I don’t believe it is possible to stop someone copying an image from the web. Ther browser has to download it to display it one screen. At that point they have the image.

What you can do is protect yourself against image theft by:
• Resizing the image so that it is only as big as it needs to be. (you hold onto the larger original file)
• Adding visible copyright details to the image so that people know it’s yours.
• If the image is a jpeg, add copyright details to the EXIF header so that if the image is passed on unaltered, you can prove you have copyright.
• Adding a digital watermark so that your details are invisibly embedded in the image.


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