Re: Reinstall Windows
From: Sam (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/19/04
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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:14:21 -0700
Hello Larry,
I actually have Partition Magic 8. I didn't think it
would beable to delete the partition that is's installed
on. But, I'll give it a try.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have deleted C wih Partition Magic & all else was
>unaffected. I would only guess that Fdisk would do
>same.
>
>Consider buying Partition Magic z; u dont need latest
>vers- I run v7- which can be gotten for ~$30.
>
>HTH-Larry
>
>On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:41:12 -0700, "Sam"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>|Hello,
>|
>|I am currently running SP2 RC2. I am please with SP2,
but
>|I would like to have Windows reinstalled before I
install
>|the final release.
>|
>|When I bought Windows, I had two hard drives that were
>|blank. I now have partitions made on each drive.
>|
>|On drive 1:
>|C: Windows XP + Programs
>|D: Gaming Data
>|
>|On drive 2:
>|E: Data, music, etc...
>|
>|I after installing windows the first time, I have never
>|reinstalled it. I have done some reading on the web
about
>|reinstalling windows. Some have said to delete the C:
>|partition (system partition) and then recereate it
again.
>|However, I have also read that when you delete the
system
>|partition Fdisk will delete all partitions. On my E:
>|drive, I have many personal things. It would be a real
>|pain if I had to back it up and then re-copy it to the
>|drive.
>|
>|Is there a way that I can completely clear just the c:
>|drive and reinstall windows properly? Are there better
>|ways to do this?
>|
>|Thanks,
>|
>|Sam
>
>Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have
received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC.
GOOD LUCK.
>.
>
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