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From: JeffO (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/19/04

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    Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 12:12:13 -0700

    So if this ME upgrade matches your situation, and your
    data is valuable to you, then it would be safer and
    cheaper to buy a new hard drive, swap the drives, install
    Windows to the new drive, temporarily hook the old drive
    back up, then copy your data off the old hard drive to
    the new one.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >If you were installing XP over Windows ME, your only
    choice is to format
    >that drive and reinstall ME as the broken install has
    corrupted your ME
    >setup. NOTE: formatting the drive will wipe all
    information from that drive
    >but this will give you a clean install from which to
    start fresh.
    >
    >--
    >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
    >Windows Shell/User
    >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
    >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
    >
    >"Christle" <silly_miss_dilly@yahoo.com> wrote in message
    >news:ea8001c43d09$04590780$a401280a@phx.gbl...
    >> Hi,
    >> This is silly but I started to install windows xp
    >> professional onto this computer but it didn't work so
    now
    >> I have a half installed windows xp professional and I
    am
    >> using windows xp home edition. When I reboot, I come to
    >> the window where I need to choose whether to finish the
    >> install or boot using windows xp home. How do i get rid
    >> of the half install so that I don't have this anymore?
    >
    >
    >.
    >

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