Question: I just bought a newer used desktop PC.  Would you suggest I have it reformatted by a pro and why? 

Answer: To answer your first question about having it reformatted. I think that you should definitely reformat it. You don't know how well the other person took care of it, therefore it could be infected with spy-ware and viruses, which will affect the performance of the computer, and some of these will collect information from your computer.\n\nI am assuming that you already have an operating system (Windows 2000, XP)\n\nYou do not need a pro to do this. It is really simple. When you turn on the computer, just insert the CD into the CD-ROM and you will see on the screen a message that says...\n\nPress any key to boot from CD...\n\nAt the following link you will find the steps on how to do that\n\nhttp://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
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