Re: Restarting from scratch - format hard disk and re-install XP
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 11/17/04
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:30:18 +0000
BudV wrote:
>My daughter's system (XP Home) has become so clogged with stuff that somehow
>got into her system that, even with anti-virus, spyware, and ad-aware scans,
>it still is sluggish.
>
>We're tempted to reformat the hard disk and re-install from scratch. I've
>done this for Windows 95 on one of my systems without a hitch. Does anybody
>have any warnings about doing it for XP?
Easy enough if you decide it is worth the hassle of reinstalling all
third party software. Make sure you have the install files needed for
what you would put back (but it may be a good opportunity to drop some)
and that all data files are backed up off the machine. Then if it is a
machine that came with XP installed, use whatever means came with it for
restoring to ex-factory state; otherwise
Boot the XP CD direct. Enter Setup, and after the license agreement
take New Install. When it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC; select
and delete the current partition and make a new RAW one to be formatted
at the next stage
The important point is the delete. Without that it will just go ahead
and make a new install over the top of the old one
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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