After Re-Install More than One Default User Folder

[Guest ridgerunner]

My PC is a Dell Optiplex GX280 and I am running Windows XP SP2. My warranty

period is over. I re-installed Windows after running the system more than 3

years. I assumed a re-install would wipe out everything and replace it with

a new installation but I do not think that is the actual case. I have an

"All Users.Windows" folder and an "All Users" folder. The All Users.Windows

folder is available as a shared folder but not the other folder. Does anyone

know why this happened? How can I fix this?

 

tia,

ridgerunner

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: After Re-Install More than One Default User Folder

 

To get a "clean xp install" one must boot to xp cd,at boot menu,install

xp,new copy,delete the partition,create one,then xp formats & installs auto.

W/o the format,its not a true reinstall.

 

"ridgerunner" wrote:

> My PC is a Dell Optiplex GX280 and I am running Windows XP SP2. My warranty

> period is over. I re-installed Windows after running the system more than 3

> years. I assumed a re-install would wipe out everything and replace it with

> a new installation but I do not think that is the actual case. I have an

> "All Users.Windows" folder and an "All Users" folder. The All Users.Windows

> folder is available as a shared folder but not the other folder. Does anyone

> know why this happened? How can I fix this?

>

> tia,

> ridgerunner

>

[Guest ridgerunner]

RE: After Re-Install More than One Default User Folder

 

I have to use the install CD that came with the computer, but I still need to

fix this problem.

 

"Andrew E." wrote:

> To get a "clean xp install" one must boot to xp cd,at boot menu,install

> xp,new copy,delete the partition,create one,then xp formats & installs auto.

> W/o the format,its not a true reinstall.

>

> "ridgerunner" wrote:

>

> > My PC is a Dell Optiplex GX280 and I am running Windows XP SP2. My warranty

> > period is over. I re-installed Windows after running the system more than 3

> > years. I assumed a re-install would wipe out everything and replace it with

> > a new installation but I do not think that is the actual case. I have an

> > "All Users.Windows" folder and an "All Users" folder. The All Users.Windows

> > folder is available as a shared folder but not the other folder. Does anyone

> > know why this happened? How can I fix this?

> >

> > tia,

> > ridgerunner

> >

[Guest Malke]

RE: After Re-Install More than One Default User Folder

 

ridgerunner wrote:

> I have to use the install CD that came with the computer, but I still need

> to fix this problem.

>

> "Andrew E." wrote:

>

>> To get a "clean xp install" one must boot to xp cd,at boot menu,install

>> xp,new copy,delete the partition,create one,then xp formats & installs

>> auto. W/o the format,its not a true reinstall.

>>

>> "ridgerunner" wrote:

>>

>> > My PC is a Dell Optiplex GX280 and I am running Windows XP SP2. My

>> > warranty

>> > period is over. I re-installed Windows after running the system more

>> > than 3

>> > years. I assumed a re-install would wipe out everything and replace it

>> > with

>> > a new installation but I do not think that is the actual case. I have

>> > an

>> > "All Users.Windows" folder and an "All Users" folder. The All

>> > Users.Windows

>> > folder is available as a shared folder but not the other folder. Does

>> > anyone

>> > know why this happened? How can I fix this?

 

You didn't do a clean install. Refer to these links to see how to do a clean

install:

 

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What

you will need on-hand

 

 

Malke

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