Guest patetc Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 I want to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. I have the XP CD. I have partitioned my hard drive into C and D drives but I only want to format C and just leave D alone. Can this be done? My reason for doing this is to clean up some applications that don't work correctly and I've been unable to fix them. Reformatting at this point seems to be my only option. I have already copied all the directories and files to an external hard drive so I can reinstall them easier. Thanks for any help on this. Pat
Guest John John (MVP) Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Re: Need Help Formatting and Reinstalling Windows XP Just boot with the Windows XP CD and at the disk/partition selection screen select the partition where you want to install XP and have the setup program format the partition. Before you do this make sure that you have your 25 digit Windows product key! John patetc wrote: > I want to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. I have the > XP CD. I have partitioned my hard drive into C and D drives but I > only want to format C and just leave D alone. Can this be done? > > My reason for doing this is to clean up some applications that don't > work correctly and I've been unable to fix them. Reformatting at this > point seems to be my only option. I have already copied all the > directories and files to an external hard drive so I can reinstall > them easier. > > Thanks for any help on this. > > Pat
Guest John Barnett MVP Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Re: Need Help Formatting and Reinstalling Windows XP See these links from my website: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_format_my_hard_drive_us.htm http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm -- -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "patetc" <PatETC@gmail.com> wrote in message news:de5f7717-a502-41e3-ab06-0ef3b4517e2a@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... >I want to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. I have the > XP CD. I have partitioned my hard drive into C and D drives but I > only want to format C and just leave D alone. Can this be done? > > My reason for doing this is to clean up some applications that don't > work correctly and I've been unable to fix them. Reformatting at this > point seems to be my only option. I have already copied all the > directories and files to an external hard drive so I can reinstall > them easier. > > Thanks for any help on this. > > Pat
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Re: Need Help Formatting and Reinstalling Windows XP patetc wrote: > I want to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. I have the > XP CD. I have partitioned my hard drive into C and D drives but I > only want to format C and just leave D alone. Can this be done? > Certainly, provided you have a true installation CD and not a manufacturer's OEM Recovery disk. After backing up any data you wish to transfer to the new OS installation, simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.) Simply make sure that you select the correct partition for formatting. HOW TO Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941 http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm > My reason for doing this is to clean up some applications that don't > work correctly and I've been unable to fix them. Reformatting at this > point seems to be my only option. Well, it may be the easiest (and even once in a while the quickest) method, but it's almost certainly not the only option. > I have already copied all the > directories and files to an external hard drive so I can reinstall > them easier. > I trust that you're referring to directories and files that contain data only. It would do no good to copy program directories. You'll have to reinstall each and every application from the orginal installation media, in order to recreate the hundreds (possibly thousands) of registry entries and to replace the dozens (possibly hundreds) of essential system files back into the appropriate Windows folders and sub-folders. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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