Reformat "Checklist"

HumanMage

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I am going to do a total reformat here in the near future on this laptop. I want everything gone off this installation so it will be clean and clear for the school year (dope rhyme :P). Anyway, I was wondering if any of you had a site or something that I could use to maybe check things off as I went through the process. I had a guide to do it in one of my PC magazines but it was over a year old and I threw it out without thinking. I do this every year with my computers and that time of year is coming. So anyone have any ideas?
 
Are you wanting to completely wipe everything off of that machine? And, what do you mean "I was wondering if any of you had a site or something that I could use to maybe check things off as I went through the process"?? Not really clear on what exactly it is that you're trying to do..
 
1) drivers
2) hotfixes and service packs (you may need to do some of these in order to install 1) - i know things like ATI Catalyst require .NET to be installed)
3) files you want to keep
3) information like mail servers, passwords etc...
 
Yes completely wipe off everything, as in I only want the OS install and whatever that needed on the HD when I come to the desktop. I thought there might be a website that gave a "step by step" guide to do a reformat. I can do it myself but I'm not quite comfortable doing it completely without help.

I don't use any microsoft email clients, just Gmail. I have the music files I want to keep on discs already. Everything else can go as far as I'm concerned, I might double check to make sure. In regards to passwords, I'm going to make a new Gmail account and use my school's web address and forward that to my Gmail. Also, doesn't Vista, as well as XP update on its own?

Oh, I forgot to mention this in my OP, I am indeed reformatting with Vista.
 
Also, doesn't Vista, as well as XP update on its own?

yeah but you do know that if you install using an xp sp2 cd, you have like 800mb+ of crap to download?

its worthwhile downloading sp3, ie7 and wmp11 onto a cd before reinstalling
it also saves about 50 reboots lol

I am indeed reformatting with Vista.

edit: ignore what i said above then, in your case, you may want to look at integrating sp1 into your install media.
 
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