How can I re-Install Windows on a Dell Laptop that did not come with a disk and has corupt WINDOWS f

I know that if I just do a reformat that the same corrupt files will reinstall.

I want to start fresh.

Is there a site I can go to that I can get a copy of Windows XP Pro?

How can I re-Install Windows on a Dell Laptop that did not come with a disk and has corupt WINDOWS files?microsoft

Most new Dell computers(5 yrs to present) have a Ghost Partition embedded onto the hard drive. This makes returning the computer to a "factory state" very simple. To do this:

NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec may not be available in certain countries nor on certain computers.

Use Dell PC Restore by Symantec only as the last method to restore your operating system. PC Restore

restores your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Any programs

or files added since you received your computer鈥攊ncluding data files鈥攁re permanently deleted from the

hard drive. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and

so on. If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore.

To use PC Restore:

1 Turn on the computer.

During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen.

2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press %26lt;Ctrl%26gt;%26lt;F11%26gt;.

If you do not press %26lt;Ctrl%26gt;%26lt;F11%26gt; in time, let the computer finish starting, and then restart the

computer again.

NOTICE: If you do not want to proceed with PC Restore, click Reboot in the following step.

3 On the next screen that appears, click Restore.

4 On the next screen, click Confirm.

The restore process takes approximately 6鈥?0 minutes to complete.

5 When prompted, click Finish to reboot the computer.

NOTE: Do not manually shut down the computer. Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot.

6 When prompted, click Yes.

The computer restarts. Because the computer is restored to its original operating state, the screens that

appear, such as the End User License Agreement, are the same ones that appeared the first time the

computer was turned on.

7 Click Next.

The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.

8 After the computer restarts, click OK.

9. You will now have to run Windows Update as well as Live Update for your virus protection because these will be seriously out of date!

How can I re-Install Windows on a Dell Laptop that did not come with a disk and has corupt WINDOWS files?microsoft access internet explorer

I'd ebay an OEM copy of Windows and install off that. Should be pretty cheap.
To do a fresh install of Windows, you will need to purchase an XP installation CD either off of the web or from a local dealer. There is no "legal" download of Windows.
Your going to have to buy a copy of windows. Make sure it is a OEM copy.

You might want to try Dell and see if you can get a restore disk cheap.
All Dells come with a reinstall CD. It doesn't look like a regular XP CD, but it IS a full Windows CD. It's just not labeled as such. I know because I know that there are ways to use that disk to do a clean install of Windows on even a non-Dell system. There are websites out there that tell you how. (Not that you need that.)

The point is, the system restore cd IS your Windows cd.
If your Dell has a license sticker on it somewhere, I would find another Dell owner and get a copy of their Windows reinstall CD......you still have a valid license to run Dells OEM version of Windows and you should not have to cough up any money.