Re: Reinstall XP Pro

Hi Jeremy

Have you looked at the following article by Michael Stevens regarding a
'Clean' install of XP:

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

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Will Denny
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"Jer" <jeremy.walker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> After 24 months of daily usage, I'm having to bite the bullet this weekend
> and re-install XP Pro as I've now started to get some errors that I can't
> fix (and it'll also be good to clear out all the junk!). I have 2 HDs, the
> second just for data but the first partitioned into Primary (C, Windows &
> apps) and Secondary (F, data) and plan to boot via CD and re-install into
> the primary partition.
>
> Whilst I've now backed up files and dug out the application disks/SP2 etc,
> I still haven't got an absolute guide to this procedure either by Googling
> nor via quick searching this newsgroup.I've found this resource for a
> parallel install that I plan to adapt
> http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/installxpcdparallell/indexfullpage.htm
>
> Am I correct in assuming that I want to
> 1) Continue installing a fresh copy (ie not Repair)
> 2) ENTER to set up Windows XP on the selected item (ie my Primary/Windows
> partition)
> 3) Continue the set up using this partition
>
> Then at the choice of
> 4a) Format the partition..
> or
> 4b) Leave the current file system and
> Use the folder and delete the existing Windows installation?
>
> I'm assuming I go with 4b as I'm already NTFS and planning to stick with
> it and this way gives me a brand new clean install while leaving all my
> other partitions intact. Can somebody confirm I've definitely got this
> right, as I really don't want to make any errors here!!
>
> And if anyone knows of a suitable guide to follow that I've missed, can
> you post it here?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jeremy
>


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