Wiping Out Everything on Dell XPS 8100 Desktop

Try the other flash stick and then a DVD. One should work.

okay copying it to usb 2.0.

You must use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Yea i already have both of those things downloaded already. Im basically copying the same file using it to copy right now to the 2.0 usb.

I think i phrased what im saying wrong but im doing it the right way....

Okay when i put the 2.0 usb i saw the


Disk 0 partitition 1: windows 7 465.8gb total 465.7gb free system


I then just clicked next and didn't click advanced.


Right now its installing windows...

Good news!

Now read over the next steps in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 so you remember what to do next when it completes.

If it isn't ready to connect to the network then install your Ethernet adapter driver, get online, enable Automatically deliver drivers via Windows Update (Step 3), then Check for Updates, install all Important and Optional Updates with requested restarts.

After each restart go back to Check for Updates and install all of them (except Bing) until there are no more.

I can't get the internet to work. I zipped the file and it doesn't detect the network adapter.

windows 7 shows 451gb free of 465gb. That means this computer is wiped fully clean right?


I recalled every other time, it was like 420gb or 410gb free when i reinstalled it.

Did you look at the network icon in the bottom right system tray to see if you're connected?

You need to click on Extract files at the top of the Explorer window, Extract them to your Desktop, then once extracted rightclick Setup to Run as Administrator, install the driver properly.