Re: Xp Installed over over crap in system

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:58:34 -0800

Don't format, reinstall the applications but first make sure they are
versions that are compatible with XP. As to removal, it would be better if
you went to Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel and first removed the
applications but given that we don't have any idea what was deleted, it's
possible you would receive an error message when trying to use this applet
first. Nonetheless, it would be advisable to try Add/Remove first, then
reinstall the applications. 

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"paul" <paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:F27DD1CD-B730-4DB3-96B3-189057360F38@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the responses. Ok, I upgraded from Win98 second ed. The 
> programs
> won't work that were there before because the systems says some of the DLL
> and the EXE files needed to run the program are no longer there. How can I 
> do
> a format and be able to install XP Pro AGAIN?
> Thanks Again.
> Paul
>
> "Paul" wrote:
>
>> Can someone help me with an issue with my XP Pro installation? I 
>> installed XP
>> Pro months ago and it did not recognize most of the programs I had on my
>> system. Like Frontpage, Dreamweaver, AdobePagemaker, CorelDraw etc, etc. 
>> So
>> it looked like a crap install. Everything did work fine, little slow but,
>> fine. But now I have the need to use some of the programs and couldn't. I
>> went into the system and deleted most of the crap and now I'm getting 
>> popups
>> galore. Question(s): When I installed XP Pro should that have deleted
>> everything on the system that it could not use? And, Can I reinstall XP 
>> again
>> but, would it help?
>> Thanks for any help
>> Paul
>>

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