Re: need xp cd 2 reinstall

dangleberries wrote:

hi thanks for reply ;) ive had pc for about 4 years i bought it in
paper second hand. its got so much junk on it i need to start fresh,
ive tryed to uninstall everything but there's still about 10 gig used
( h/d is 20gig) and i dont know whats taking up all the space and
thats not counting the 2 1/2 gig that xp takes up. any idea's how to
get rid of all the junk? since i cant reinstall


The one time I'm very much in favor of reformatting and reinstalling is when
you acquire a used computer. If I bought a used computer, the first thing I
would do with it would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You
have no idea how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I
wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and problems,
possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else
do either.

But I wouldn't have waited four years. ;-)

What to do now? I'd contact the original vendor and ask them. If they can't
help, I'd buy a copy of Windows and install it cleanly..

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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dangleberries wrote:

i need 2 reinstall xp;


Why? How do you know? It is very seldom the best solution to a
problem. In fact it's usually the worst possible solution.


( but i dont have cd. can i make a cd from
copying the windows files on the hard disk?


No.


or is there an other way
of doing this? ive got ligit copy of xp home on h/d and i dont
think theres a hidden partition on it.


If yours is a system that came with XP preinstalled, the OEM vendor
had to give you a way to reinstall if necessary. If you don't have
a CD, there should be a hidden recovery partition on the drive, but
you should check with your vendor to find out.

Personally, I find all these methods unacceptable, and would never
choose to buy a computer that came with an operating system unless
I got a complete generic installation CD for that operating system.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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I had a e-machine one time and they don't give you a recovery cd
it's on the computer so I sent it back just for that reason.


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