RE: re-installing XP

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"Dee" wrote:

I know I would have to reintall them again, but I still would like to keep
all applications on one partition, and windows xp on another, get rids of
windows 2003.

What I am asking is will getting rid of windows 2003 cause any problems, and
I think doing that will increase the disk space for windows xp when I do a
fresh install is that correct?

Thank you
LadyDee

I'm sorry. When I first read your post, I thought you had Office 2003 on the
J: not Windows 2003. I take it you are running a dual boot system? You will
have to remove the reference to Windows 2003 in the bootloader after you
reformat the J: partition. If any of the applications installed in the D:
partition are for the server operating system, I would uninstall them before
reformating J: I don't think any of your data partitions will care what
happens to the operating system partitions, as long as they don't contain
applications. Make sure you back everything up before you reformat anything
though; just in case something goes south.

"Mark Adams" wrote:



"Dee" wrote:

I have a desk top computer with 700 Gig hard drive. I currently have windows
xp and windows 2003 installed. Windows xpis on drive C: Looking at the
drives I have from drive c:, D; is my applications drive, E: is one of my
developer drive, f: is for my school work, g: is for work I do for a compy,
I; is not using much and is the largest drive, J; has windows 2003 installed
on it.

I would like to re-install windows XP as a fresh install, get reid of
windows xp, but keep my other partitions. I have the software to install
everything else I have. Can this be done?

Thank you
LadyDee

Applications should be installed on the same partition as the operating
system. If you reformat the C: drive and reinstall XP, the pathways to the
operating system that the applications on the D: drive use will be broken.
They may not work properly or at all. You will probably have to reinstall all
the applications anyway, so why not just put them on the C: partition? Back
up all your data to outside media just in case something goes south, use the
XP disk to delete C: and D: partitions, recreate a single partition from this
space, format it NTFS and reinstall XP and your applications. Use Disk
Management to reassign the other drive letters as necessary.
.

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