Re: HOw to reinstall xp with the cd...


This should do it-:
'XP Clean Install'
(http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html) Make sure the CD
rom is the first boot device and the hard drive is the 2nd boot device
(HDD0 if a single drive), this is done in bios... unless it's a brand
new drive then we don't need to do it.

Insert the CD and reboot and thats it, from here on just follow
on-screen prompts... when you get to the reboot stage, you'll see a red
line and get a message "Your computer will reboot in xxx seconds" ensure
that you remove the installation disc at this point or you'll go round
in circles and reformat again and get no further....

... we always want it booting from the hard drive from now on, we
could go into bios now and set the hard drive back as the first boot
device at this point, the rest can be disabled as we'll only be ever
booting from the hard drive from now on.

Thats it really, the screen will flash and jump and all you need to do
is to follow the on screen prompts. Remember to ensure the hard drive is
the first boot device when done.

BEFORE YOU START...
You'll need the mobo drivers and any other hardware drivers, these
items should be installed after the operating system. A clean install
is far better than doing a repair install as you are starting with a
'new slate'.

Davy


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