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Wiping Out Everything on Dell XPS 8100 Desktop
I have a Dell xps 8100 desktop thats i5-650 quad core processor that has 4gb ram and a 7200 rpm hard drive. I use to use it as my main desktop but not anymore. I have probably did the reinstallation of windows 7 64 bit on this desktop at least 5 times. However, each time i did this, i know i didn't wipe my desktop fully because it always seemed a bit slow even when formatting it and also, theres that old windows folder thats still there.
First off, can someone tell me if i need a reinstallation windows 7 cd for this? I don't recall if i had the cd or not when i did the reinstallation of it. It does have that sticker on the desktop so that might be what i need? The thing is the last time i used this desktop, i also formatted it and then stopped using it. I recall last time i looked at the instructions on how to wipe the hard drive fully clean etc but there was a step where i had an issue where i just couldn't do it due to me not able to click or something or the process didn't went through. I believe there were 2 different links that is here to follow the instructions to... is that correct? I know i couldn't do it due to it not working.
I then powered on my desktop again after some time and it is extremely slow and very laggy. So basically last time i formatted it but its still very slow. Also im sure this has to do with reinstalling windows 7 with dell usually has bloatware correct? I have a laptop thats asus and i know when i do a reinstall... which i cant do correctly b/c i had similar problem, theres ot of bloatware in asus computer and i dont know how to get rid of it.
Can someone tell me the steps where i would be able to completely wipe out the 7200 rpm hard drive and leave nothing there such as no old windows folder and no nothing so it can actually start really fast? I also like to say that when i first got this desktop, it always seemed pretty slow. I assume thats b/c i didn't remove the dell bloatware that came preloaded with the desktop?
I won't be using this desktop much but i want to basically make it brand new again and make it where theres no bloatware at all.