Re: reboot
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 05/19/04
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Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:27:55 -0700
Yes, as then you at least ought to be able to retrieve your old data. Of
course, if you are properly backed up, that wouldn't be an issue.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "JeffO" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:f59f01c43dd5$30f138e0$a301280a@phx.gbl... > 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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