Need help with laptop

**SandmanWs7** · 10-19-2009, 07:41 PM

A few days ago I was not able to use the internet with my laptop. So I was using the iPhone. MY laptop has 160Gig HD and I had like 21 gig left, so I decided to reformat the PC. Well now after I have I can use the internet on it

but I still have only 21 gig left

I have noticed that there is a folder named "Windows.old" and it has all the files from when I was using it before the format. My question is can I delete this folder and not have any issues?

**krese** · 10-20-2009, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by SandmanWs7

A few days ago I was not able to use the internet with my laptop. So I was using the iPhone. MY laptop has 160Gig HD and I had like 21 gig left, so I decided to reformat the PC. Well now after I have I can use the internet on it

but I still have only 21 gig left

I have noticed that there is a folder named "Windows.old" and it has all the files from when I was using it before the format. My question is can I delete this folder and not have any issues?

yes, you can delete windows.old

does not sound like you really did a format.. sounds like you just installed windows over itself... not a very good idea IMO.

**KahanaReef** · 10-20-2009, 05:06 AM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933212

**korndawg** · 10-20-2009, 06:16 AM

Delete it. Its best to just go back, delete your partitions and recreate them. Format, reinstall and done. Nice, clean, fresh install.

**SHines-IT** · 10-21-2009, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by korndawg

Delete it. Its best to just go back, delete your partitions and recreate them. Format, reinstall and done. Nice, clean, fresh install.

Yep, that's what I would do and charged you $50 to do so.

**SiggyZ** · 10-22-2009, 10:14 AM

Like others have said. Your best bet is to wipe the HD and do a clean install of Windows.

**SandmanWs7** · 10-27-2009, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by korndawg

Delete it. Its best to just go back, delete your partitions and recreate them. Format, reinstall and done. Nice, clean, fresh install.

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Yep, that's what I would do and charged you $50 to do so.

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Like others have said. Your best bet is to wipe the HD and do a clean install of Windows.

And how do I do that?

**SHines-IT** · 10-28-2009, 07:52 AM

Pay me $50 that's how you do it or look up www.maximumpc.com

You can learn allot from that site, you can build a damn computer if you hang there long enough.

**redls1** · 10-28-2009, 08:32 AM

If you put your restore disk in you should get the option to format and then reinstall.

**SiggyZ** · 10-29-2009, 07:10 AM

Your laptop may have a restore partition on the HD or separate disk that will give you the option to repair issues or reinstall Windows to where it was when the system was new.

Originally Posted by SandmanWs7

And how do I do that?