Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic How to reformat your computer Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post ElfQrin Posted at 9:05 am on July 12, 2008 I have Windows XP as a .iso file on my computer and have burned it to a disk. Now I want to use that to reformat my computer. How do I do this? The only thing on the disk is XP Media Center Edition as a .iso file.

Replies scottyrob Posted at 12:48 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 Sounds to me like you had the acctuall ISO on the disk rather than the files from the ISO on the disk... ElfQrin Posted at 10:45 am on Aug. 5, 2008 Quote: from iwashere85 at 2:09 am on July 17, 2008 It has been a few days... Have you resolved this issue, Daniel? Hey Alex, thanks for checking in--yes I did figure out how to do it, now I'm just scared about gathering drivers. :/ iwashere85 Posted at 11:09 pm on July 16, 2008 It has been a few days... Have you resolved this issue, Daniel? matto Posted at 9:39 am on July 12, 2008 Did you burn the disc so that when you view it in My Computer while the computer is on, there is one file in it? (something.iso)?  Or did you burn the image to the disc, meaning there are probably multiple directories and whatnot in there?  If the former, you did it wrong. Some computers are automatically set to try to boot from the optical drive before booting from the HDD, but some aren't.  First you should try putting the disc in, rebooting, and if the windows installation comes up just follow the directions (it's pretty simple I believe... it's been a while since I've reinstalled windows though).  If your computer boots up normally, you'll have to configure your BIOS to boot from the optical drive.  They have instructions on a lot of different versions for how to do this, if required, here Post back if you still have quesiotns. Dexus Posted at 9:18 am on July 12, 2008 Leave the disk in your DVD/CD drive, reboot the computer and hopefully it should come up on the screen "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD" If not, then that's where it gets just a tad more difficult. All 5 previous replies displayed.