Re: Format hard disk and reinstall XP Home???
- From: "Arne" <Arne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:46:02 -0800
Is the OS going to be the source of the problem though? Usually, it is the
amateur tweak attempts or layers of changes to the registry system from
programs that are reconfigured or installed and uninstalled.
WinXP works when it is installed.
It is always more than an hour. Even if you could run XP repair in an hour
it will take more time to decide if the repair worked.
Having a dedicated backup drive is becoming as much a part of the computer
system as having a UPS. Hours of my time and the anxiety factor are a
significant opportunity cost.
Arne
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Arne
>
> A repair install does more or less re-install the entire OS, the only
> difference being that it tries to preserve non-OS stuff..ok, so a repair
> install doesn't always work, but it is worth the hour taken and can save
> hours of re-installing and re-organising one's system..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Arne" <Arne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9EBF4933-32AC-4C0A-8A0A-B99525735715@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I would simply reinstall XP. It will save you hours of time, since it is
> >not
> > entirely clear exactly what the repair option actually can repair.
> >
> > The most efficient route is to buy software such as Norton Partition Magic
> > (Symantec) and partition your hard drive so that the boot partition
> > contains
> > only the operating system and program files. Move all of your documents to
> > an
> > extended partition.
> >
> > When you reinstall XP, erase and reformat the boot partition. The extended
> > partitions and all the documents will not be affected. Save all of the
> > programs you want to reinstall in a folder, on the extended partition, so
> > they can be quickly reinstalled. I also save a "My documents clone"
> > folder
> > that has all of the subfolders from the original My Documents folder.
> > After
> > you rebuild the system copy the cotents over to the new My Documents
> > folder.
> >
> > Also, back up your DRM files from Media Player. Back up your e-mail
> > program.
> > Check Documents and Settings folder. You can't just copy over this folder
> > to
> > the reinstalled WinXP, but some data from your installed base of programs
> > may
> > be usefull.
> >
> > By the time you reinstall all the updates and reinstall your programs - my
> > experience has been that you a looking at one day's effort.
> >
> > Arne
> >
> > "Steve" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi guys,
> >> My PC is acting very weird and after trying loads of things to try to
> >> fix it that didn't work, I'm thinking of trying a complete wipe of the
> >> hard drive and starting over with a fresh install of XP Home. But
> >> how?... (see the thread about my mouse problems)
> >> Can I just slot the XP CD in the drive and go from there or will that
> >> still leave old files on the drive that may have been the problem in
> >> the first place?
> >> Is it possible to remove every trace of old files so that the PC is
> >> sort of returned to the state it was in when it left the factory?
> >> Cheers,
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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