Re: Clean install winxp home

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:34:23 +0100

Hi

Why do you need to reformat - that is normally the last resort? You may need to use a 'Repair' install, instead of 'clean' installing XP. Have a look at the following articles by MVP Michael Stevens:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html 

-- 
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
"Sobei" <sam.sobei@pandora.be> wrote in message news:%23CNnB0oLEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| I want to reinstall winxp on my computer, clean install, hoe do I reformat
| my hard disk? I have the winxp CD & the drivers CD
| 
| I 'm no expert with winxp , so any help would be appreciated!!
| 
|

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