how do u wipe out windows ?

[nomnom123qwe]

i bought a laptop it was dos i installed windows with my key now i found out there is an issue with the keyboard so i am trying to rma it but i need to uninstall windows first as it has my key and all my data in it 

[TheKDub]

format the hard drive.

[nomnom123qwe]

format the hard drive.

 

the main question is how do i do it ?

[GoodBytes]

Boot from Windows setup disk/usb, and install as usual. But when you get to the screen where you your partition to install Windows, you simply select your current drive and click on 'Format', Once formatted, quit the setup. You can just turn off the system.

Please note that the format is a quick one only. Sensitive information can still be recovered. The proper way, is to remove the drive from the system, plug it on another system, and use tools to do secure format, or a full format (depending on how strong or weaker you want the format to be).

I moved your thread to: Operating System and Software secrion.

[mstef]

 select your current drive and click on 'Format'......

Why "Format"- it's better to delete all the partition... 

[nomnom123qwe]

Boot from Windows setup disk/usb, and install as usual. But when you get to the screen where you your partition to install Windows, you simply select your current drive and click on 'Format', Once formatted, quit the setup. You can just turn off the system.

Please note that the format is a quick one only. Sensitive information can still be recovered. The proper way, is to remove the drive from the system, plug it on another system, and use tools to do secure format, or a full format (depending on how strong or weaker you want the format to be).

I moved your thread to: Operating System and Software secrion.

what do u mean by sensitive information ?

[mstef]

what do u mean by sensitive information 

In fact- all information can be restored after simple formating the drive. Not everything will be readable or usable, but most of it will be. 

[nomnom123qwe]

In fact- all information can be restored after simple formating the drive. Not everything will be readable or usable, but most of it will be. 

oh damn i sold my old laptop without erasing it but whats done is done this one does not have anything except some photos and windows key unless they can not restore my pics and windows key im good with it