(10-10-2008, 12:48 AM)Fox Wrote: Is there anything special that needs to be done when reformatting a laptop as opposed to a desktop or is it pretty much the same?
It's pretty much the same. Insert XP disk (assuming it is Windows XP), reformat HD, reinstall. There's just no getting around the fact that unplanned reinstalls suck though.
As for future advice: ask people you don't readily trust if they really know where they've put their thumbdrives into before they plug them into your system. If they're unsure, time to say no. You might sound like an ass, but you'll save your own time in the end. And and and get NOD32.
"Let's fight... like gentlemen." - Dudley, SF3
