Re: Reinstall XP Pro

Jer wrote:

> 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?

Just follow MVP Michael Stevens' plans here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install

Malke
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