So, Now you have made your mood to format your PC by yourself. It’s definitely a good thought but before you go for that there are some basic tips for which you should consider. Although installing windows is not a tough job as every thing is already explained while the Windows Setup Runs, Then is there any other steps that is required… of-course Yes… detailed description provided below

1. Data Backup: This is the most important factor while you prepare to format your pc, If this is a new one then you can left this step for now but keep this in mind next time when you want to format this.What all you have to backup all the data files or the important one you have worked earlier, look after carefully each and every location where you may have saved them. The most probably folder includes Desktop and MY Document Folder, but you should look in other areas also from your C: Drive or where windows folder installed.

2. Fonts Backup: Fonts are also very important when you have several stylish fonts in your PC as once you have formatted it will quite become very difficult to again search them. You can find them in your windows installed drive which should be C: drive and the location should be C:\windows>fonts and save them all to any other drive or on cd.

3. Device Drivers: As you know that every PC has a special set of devices like Display, Sound, Network, USB etc which required special drivers to work them perfectly. And each device is very likely will have different devices then any other configuration PC. So you should have the drivers handy before you format any PC if you don’t have any CD with the drivers included then should look for it over Internet. Very Soon I will post an article “What to do if the Driver CD Missed” Subscribe to the Feedburner for daily Updates of the articles Published.

4. Software Packages: Again even if you have successfully formatted and installed the device driver Your computer won’t be operational until and unless you install in it some applicable software packages. The computer with the Operating System has the basic packages of software to run your computer. But those won’t be enough to help you carry out the basic works of typing. So you have to make sure that you have the soft copy of all the software installed.  Always remember that before you format or reinstall your windows or vista or any OS in your system, you need to get back up of the software packages or set-up of them in a Drive like D or E. The set up with the key numbers is very important that you must always make a back up of. Otherwise formatting the system will delete all the software packages from your system. The back of the set-up of software packages enables you to re-install the packages for smooth running.

So these are the very basic tips you should consider and if I have missed anyone plz let me know in the comments and I will definitely add it with your name