Re: XP upgrade
From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/05/04
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Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:15:35 -0600
No, but if you boot to setup CD, and chose Advanced setup, you get a
checkbox for choosing the drive and partitioning it. Remove, and recreate
the partition.
If not possible, boot to cd and recovery console, and use DISKPART to remove
and create a partition, then boot to cd and run setup.
-- Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP) marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm . "Jack Russell" <jack_russell@cox.net> wrote in message news:YUFsd.176800$bk1.87882@fed1read05... > Will this wipe out and format the drive? I want to start from scratch like > a new HD. > "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:utHsS4t2EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Pretty straightforward. Start windows, put in the cd, choose "New >> Installation" from the dropbox on the first screen. >> >> -- >> >> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP) >> marfers notes for windows xp >> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm >> . >> "Jack Russell" <jack_russell@cox.net> wrote in message >> news:SCFsd.176685$bk1.52043@fed1read05... >>> My college age daughter bought a new desktop PC and I am going to take >>> her laptop. It is about 2 yrs old and run on MS-ME. It is pretty well >>> infected from cruising all the internet sites that like to invade your >>> machines. I have a licensed copy of XP that I want to install on the >>> laptop wiping out ME. What is the best way to do this? Is there a link >>> that has information on a full HD format/ install/upgrade? >>> >>> Thanks... >>> >> >> > >
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