Re: Uninstall/Reinstall Windows XP???

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From: Ashleigh (Ashleigh_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:55:01 -0700

Or you could just take your CD, boot from it, go through the install, when it
asks for the partition to install to delete the one that is there, then
create it a fresh and format it with NTFS.

Clean install will begin.........

Ashleigh

"PA Bear" wrote:

> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
> Radio Man wrote:
> > This will be a first for me. I want to
> > completely uninstall/reinstall windows xp as
> > if from the factory. Is there information i can
> > printout from the internet to assist me in the
> > above?
>

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