Does your computer hang up once in a while? Do you feel that your computer is unnecessarily slow? Are you getting errors or your PC freezes often? In case your answer is yes to these questions, then your computer needs formatting!

For proper computer maintenance, formatting on a regular basis (every 9-12 months) is recommended by computer experts. I know that you, like most people nowadays, depend on the computer for most of the tasks in your life. Needless to say that for those who are living a fast track, the efficiency of the computer is one of the most important criteria for success or the main reason for headaches. That is why you need to ensure that your computer is in first class state.

This Computer Format Guide is a complete guide for formatting your computer and installing Microsoft Windows Operating System with step-by-step screenshots, from start to finish.

 

 

 

 

Formatting is actually deleting an entire partition (ex. C Drive, D Drive etc..) on a disk and reinstalling the operating system, like Microsoft Windows. This rebuilds the file location and optimizes the disk by improving file access time, so after computer format & reinstall, the operating system (Windows is our case) works much faster. Before the format though, you should make a backup of all the files & folders that will be deleted.

 

 

The question that many ask is why would I need formatting in the first place? What are the problems that are solved by formatting? There are loads of sources of the problems that led to damage to the computer or some part of it. Let us take a quick look at what some of them are.

 

 

• Virus Attack: Virus attack is one of the most feared problem is the world of computers. While sometimes the damages caused by viruses can be fixed, there are other instances where after virus infection, the only solution is computer format.

 

• Overloaded Computer: Every computer nowadays is a storehouse of files. Pictures, music, documents, chat logs, sent & received files, temporary files, icons, software, system files… ouch! By adding more and more files, our computer gets overloaded and has slower response time. Computer format is good in this case to maintain system speed. Format your computer every 9-12 months and you'll always have reliable PC..

 

• Corrupt files: A corrupt file can often cause more damage than a virus attack, true story! Your Windows OS might crash in the middle of your work, leaving you with nothing but wasted time or breaking up your internet connection while you have online date, read some article, in the middle of a game, project…
  Regardless of what you do, PC crash is never a good thing, am I right?

 

• Unknown reason: There are many instances when you find that your computer is just not working properly. Often the computer becomes unstable, slow, does not boot up properly. These are sure signs of the fact that your computer needs formatting, as there isn't any software that can fix these "system bugs".

 

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So you know that your computer needs formatting. What do you do next? How do you go about this task of getting your computer to work as efficiently as before?

The easiest mode would be to hire a professional who knows how to format a computer. However, there are a number of cons in hiring a professional.

 

• The price is high for a task that you can easily do yourself, just by going through this guide. The average price goes around $80-120 per format. Did you know that the process does not even take more than 2 hours?

 

• Since they will do the task purely for money, by following a scheme, they seldom take care when dealing with personal files & folders or will charge you extra on top of those $120!

 

• Generally the rule is that these professionals make you sign a contract of no accountability. In case any damage does take place in the process or you lose any important file that was meant to be kept, there's nothing you can do.

 

• To sum up, you will probably end up paying $120+ and wait about a week for your PC to be ready & serviced.

 

 

Well, that's why you're here… reading this page. I know, on one hand it is impossible to work with a computer which is in dire need of formatting and yet, on the other hand you know that there are loads of pitfalls associated with hiring a professional and is not quite cheap.

 

So what can you do? The solution is simple and easy. Follow the instructions in this guide and format the computer yourself. This book guides you through the whole process in a methodical way. You are not just told about the dos and don'ts of the process. You actually get a technical know-how that goes behind the whole task of formatting a computer and you'll follow the screenshots so there won't be any "surprises". Get it now and you're 5 minutes away from formatting your PC!

 

 

 

This book provides a detailed step by step guide on how to format a computer and install or reinstall Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Starting from how to download the appropriate drivers before format and also how to proceed with backing up your files and folders, up to the installation of important software after the format & Windows installation. We are all dependent on reliable & fast computer. In view of this fact, this book is a must have!