Need Help Formatting and Reinstalling Windows XP

[Guest patetc]

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)]

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]

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

 

 

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"patetc" <PatETC@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>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]

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.

 

 

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