Complete Clean/factory Direct OS Condition Laptop

May 15, 2010

Do I re-install *from Dell RE-INSTALL Disk, Vista 32 home basic /or get new install Vista 32>

IMMEDIATE GOAL; clean/factory direct OS condition Laptop

(have corrupt files, missing drivers, my media, data, photo's, operating system, everything is scrambled, basically tossed all over my drive C.
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currently have Dell Vostro 1000, Vista 32 home basic, bios AMD 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002 - FACTORY INSTALL WAS SP1 VISTA from dell
x86 based PC, Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 3600+200mhz, 1core, 1 logical processor
BIOS version 2.4
Dell Inc 2.6.3, 12/7/2007
C:/Windows
C:/windows/system 32
boot device/device/harddiskvolume3
US
hardware abstractionlayer; version = 6.0.6002.18005

(factory installed operating system, ONLY HAVE DELL RE-INSTALL Vista 2 Home Basic SP1

I use IE7, and don't want IE8 (had too many crashes same pc, last year,
have no outlook or windows mail even accessable - *so called friend fixed/messed up computer, I have MSoffice 2007 word/(need outlook)

have MS works 9, installation cd

missing many drivers,

1/****Need to know....Am I able to download the Complete Vista 32 home basic INSTALLATION SP 1, cd on this site?

2/since i currently have SP2 don't i just install SP1 and then have to download the SP2 again?

3/How do I completely REMOVE everything on the system and keep C/D & E drives in tack/

4/ how can I get a list of ALL the drivers that i have to download from MS drivers & download ?

5/ do i have to go to DELL drivers and downloads also?

6/ is there also a recommended list of additional programs to download for system *(note below)

7/ My kepboard, cd/dvd burner, USB port drivers also bad- need kindergarden list for install please.

8/with my nursing studies and degree programs I have to have the following -
*Silverlight (also have tomy make sure I can see animations, and that my system will be able to "view" PDF ATI Technology Assessment results and create my focused review
*I have many nursing programs, many interact online,
*Palm/skyscape - daily medical updates *active sync
*adobe, reader,air, acrobat, etc...
*PP, excell,
Windows mobile *sync= device manager-

(don't mean to sound like an idiot, but this may be just standard PC stuff, however with the previous pc wrecker' person doing 1/2 installs, wrong programing, no access to view pdf's, no outlook or mail configuration, system set up to scramble" - BACK DOORS, and then the virus's that hit non stop that took 3 days to fix, *(until i did it in 5 hours and havn't had another attack")
I am very afraid, and just DREAM of having my system do what is is meant to do, (simple) stuff- and that's all......no sabatauge}
*oh yes, and actually burn my own CD/DVD in this burner. ?

? can't this drive E be configured to BURN the following, CD-R/DVD-R & CD-RW and DVD-RW?

right now i can only burn a CD R, and we have a HP home entertainment VISTA 32 (with NO inst disks at all), and it burns all the above..

*We have 2 more Desktop PCs,s that "he" wiped completely clean with no permission, reformatted, and now have Windows 7 OS on them, which are not compatible with many of the school programs, work systems/phones and programs.

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