Re: Re-installing WindowsXP
- From: "Edward O'Brien" <edward.j.obrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 08:38:15 +0000 (UTC)
I agree whole-heartedly with Michael.
If work is so important, why on earth is it not backed up already. You will
do yourselves a big favour by taking this opportunity to back up
everything. Then do either a Repair Install or a Clean Install.
Go here for help....
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Good luck,
Ed
"Michael Stevens" <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Is there a way to reinstall Windows XP without re-formatting my hard
>> drive? My sister's computer is so infested with spyware and adware
>> that it is a mess! We've tried all the usual programs to fix it
>> (Spybot, AdAware, CWShredder), but I just think we also need to
>> re-install a clean copy of Windows XP at this point. The problem is
>> that she and my brother-in-law have documents they use for work, and
>> my niece has a lot of her school work on this computer. They are not
>> very computer-savvy, so I am trying to help them. If there is any
>> way to re-install Windows XP without copying all the documents and
>> re-formatting the hard drive, I would really like to be able to do
>> that. Can you help me?
>>
>
> You will need to backup the files no matter what you do. It is always a
> likelihood doing anything as intensive as a repair or upgrade it could
> fail. They should have the information backed up anyway.
>
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