RE: Windows XP Installation

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From: Tom (Tom_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:45:02 -0700

yes it is quite simple. you should first back up your data etc, then format
your hard drive and reinstall xp.

if you arnt worried about partitions you could delete drive D and allocate
the space to drive C.

hope it helps

tom. uk

"mike" wrote:

> I recently upgraded from ME to XP (Home Edition) on my laptop. The hard
> drive on my laptop is partitioned into a C and D drive. The XP installation
> defaulted to tthe C drive and I am now getiing the low disk space message.
> My D drive is 99% empty, my C drive is 99% full. I want to move XP from C to
> D. Is it a simple as deleting XP from the C and reinstalling on the D? I am
> concerned because it is the operating system and I don't want to create a
> mess.
> --
> mike

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