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I have Windows XP and I want to format my hard drive and have a clean install. How do i go about doing this? I have done this many times with other versions of windows but don't know how to do it with XP. And what do I need to prepare for the process, other than the WinXP cd?
Boot from the WinXP CD, go through the setup wizard till you find the File system page. There will be a clean install option there.
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- Marc Clifton, Lounge 4 Mar '03
"But a fresh install - it's like having clean sheets"
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I didn't explain the history of my machine have I? 1. Compaq Parisario 2200 upgraded hd from 1.5gb to 15gb (7200rpm)-installed w98 2. Built Socket7- AMDk6-2 550 mhz machine used the 15gb hard drive, went through driver hell for 2 months 3. installed winxp-home i thought it included IIS (cause of the nt background) 4. Installed WinXP Pro for IIS. Now it freezes everyday. Its froze today already. I think its time to format and reinstall. Thats Win98-WinXPHome-WinXPPro And plus theres this bloat of 4gbs that I don't know where it came from. -Steven
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404Browser (Efficient, Fast, Secure Web Browser): 404Browser.comYou... you... you upgraded your Operating System?! You are a braver man than I! :eek:
David Wulff
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You... you... you upgraded your Operating System?! You are a braver man than I! :eek:
David Wulff
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Hows Windows v1 running at the moment? I heared it had problems with USB.
"How long has the "Quote Selected Text" been around???"
- Marc Clifton, Lounge 4 Mar '03
"But a fresh install - it's like having clean sheets"
- Chris Maunder Lounge 3 Mar '03
Jonathan 'nonny' Newman
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Hows Windows v1 running at the moment? I heared it had problems with USB.
"How long has the "Quote Selected Text" been around???"
- Marc Clifton, Lounge 4 Mar '03
"But a fresh install - it's like having clean sheets"
- Chris Maunder Lounge 3 Mar '03
Jonathan 'nonny' Newman
Web Designer, Programmer, Lover, Visionary Leader... Homepage [www.nonny.com] [^]No no, I mean he upgraded his Operating System, not installed a new version. That's more trouble than it's worth.
David Wulff
"I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about; Be nicer than fun in the sun." - Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
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No no, I mean he upgraded his Operating System, not installed a new version. That's more trouble than it's worth.
David Wulff
"I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about; Be nicer than fun in the sun." - Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
Upgrading isn't so bad! I upgraded my P-Pro 180 machine from Win95 (original release) to Win2K beta3 without a hitch. It solved all the driver problems that Win95 never quite got right without any assistance from me - I was asleep at the time.:-O It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
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Upgrading isn't so bad! I upgraded my P-Pro 180 machine from Win95 (original release) to Win2K beta3 without a hitch. It solved all the driver problems that Win95 never quite got right without any assistance from me - I was asleep at the time.:-O It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003Well this has crap from windows 98, that I don't want to mess with my self. And this machine has been freezing up a lot. I have registry entries I don't even want to guess the date of. -Steven
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I'm going to order a new motherboard and processor soon, my birthday is tommorow, and Instead of messing with the annoying drivers I plan on reformating and reinstalling. (Ofcourse I'm going to back up the entire hard drive before this) Is there any recommendations with this besides just the copying of files (MSDE/SQL Server stuff, "Music Licenses," outlook mailbox).. And Chris I'm still expecting that CP shirt :P. -Steven
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404Browser (Efficient, Fast, Secure Web Browser): 404Browser.comJust install a fresh copy of XP in another windows directory, then install all your apps over the old ones (just for the reg/system files). Easiest way, then you can take your time doing it. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02
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Upgrading isn't so bad! I upgraded my P-Pro 180 machine from Win95 (original release) to Win2K beta3 without a hitch. It solved all the driver problems that Win95 never quite got right without any assistance from me - I was asleep at the time.:-O It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003Windows 95 to 2000 - don't you find your Windows directory is about 10-15 GB and you keep getting warnings that your registry size has exceeded 2 GB? :eek:
David Wulff
"I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about; Be nicer than fun in the sun." - Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
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Windows 95 to 2000 - don't you find your Windows directory is about 10-15 GB and you keep getting warnings that your registry size has exceeded 2 GB? :eek:
David Wulff
"I feel inclined to blow my mind, Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about; Be nicer than fun in the sun." - Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
Not at all! That machine only had a 6 GB drive, partitioned into 3 logical drives, but Win2K had no troubles with it. It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
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I didn't explain the history of my machine have I? 1. Compaq Parisario 2200 upgraded hd from 1.5gb to 15gb (7200rpm)-installed w98 2. Built Socket7- AMDk6-2 550 mhz machine used the 15gb hard drive, went through driver hell for 2 months 3. installed winxp-home i thought it included IIS (cause of the nt background) 4. Installed WinXP Pro for IIS. Now it freezes everyday. Its froze today already. I think its time to format and reinstall. Thats Win98-WinXPHome-WinXPPro And plus theres this bloat of 4gbs that I don't know where it came from. -Steven
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404Browser (Efficient, Fast, Secure Web Browser): 404Browser.comSteven Hicks wrote: Thats Win98-WinXPHome-WinXPPro And plus theres this bloat of 4gbs that I don't know where it came from. It came from Windows. A fresh install of WinXPPro is approx 2Gig. Add SP1 brings it to 3Gig.