??? where is i386 folder ???

[Deleted member 2234508]

My uncle wants me to format his old windows XP pc. He never format that pc 15 years now (!!!) and he doesn't want to by a new one cause he already has a new laptop and wants that pc just for his kids to play. The problem is that he is sure that he hasn't the cd-rom with the windows XP so I'm trying to find the i386 folder inside C. I can't find it anywhere. Not even the search utility give me any results. The machine has windows XP sp3, intel Pentium 4 (2 Ghz) processor and 1 Gb ddr ram (of it matters)

If there is no way to find the i386 folder then how do I format that pc and reinstall Windows XP?

Thanks in advance!

 

[lumineZ]

In my computer you have C:
Right click and pick format.
Or click "run" and type in: CMD press enter
in there you type: format C:

How to find the i386 folder I have no idè since I never ever looked for it myself.

 

[R_1]

IIRC the i386 folder is on the install CD and unless you copied it to the hard drive after install it is not there.

 

[jaslion]

My uncle wants me to format his old windows XP pc. He never format that pc 15 years now (!!!) and he doesn't want to by a new one cause he already has a new laptop and wants that pc just for his kids to play. The problem is that he is sure that he hasn't the cd-rom with the windows XP so I'm trying to find the i386 folder inside C. I can't find it anywhere. Not even the search utility give me any results. The machine has windows XP sp3, intel Pentium 4 (2 Ghz) processor and 1 Gb ddr ram (of it matters)

If there is no way to find the i386 folder then how do I format that pc?

Thanks in advance!

Just get a dell windows xp cd from ebay. That way you can install xp and the setup will format the hdd. These usually are only a couple of dollars including shipping.

 

[Deleted member 2234508]

IIRC the i386 folder is on the install CD and unless you copied it to the hard drive after install it is not there.

i dont know if the manufacturer copied it to the hard drive. But it should be there cause they dont give my uncle the cd-rom.
i'm not familiar with windows XP so there is a high chance that i dont search the right way that folder. Where it should be located and how do i find it?

 

[R_1]

IIRC the i386 folder is on the install CD and unless you copied it to the hard drive after install it is not there.

i dont know if the manufacturer copied it to the hard drive. But it should be there cause they dont give my uncle the cd-rom.
i'm not familiar with windows XP so there is a high chance that i dont search the right way that folder. Where it should be located and how do i find it?

"Windows XP In Windows Explorer, choose Tools > Folder Options.
Click the View tab in the Folder Options dialog box.
In Advanced Settings, select Show Hidden Files and Folders.
Deselect Hide Extensions for Known File Types.
Click OK."
the folder may be hidden