Re: reinstalling windows xp
- From: jk <jk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:51:01 -0700
Ok, I am back at that computer so I can give you numbers:
C = 13.9GB total - 13.4 GB used - 535 MB free (programs only)
D = 92.8GB total - 61.5 GB used - 31.2 Gb free (programs & some old data)
G = 117 Gb total - 2.7 GB used - 114 GB free (this is business data)
H = 115 GB total - 46.3 GB used - 69.3 GB free (this is personal data)
I =232 GB total -204 GB used - 28.2 GB free (this is daily backup of data d,
g, h)
I am running McAfee.
I will try some of the items Daave sugested.
So if I do have to erase C drive I can't save the programs there? Many of
the programs were downloaded (all legal) and I do not have disk. Is there
anyway to at least print a directory (besides print screen)so I can know what
I do have. Actually I do not know what many of the programs are anyhow. Thank
you all for your help.
"Patrick Keenan" wrote:
"jk" <jk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message.
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I am running windows xp home edition that came with my Sony computer.
Lately
the computer is very sluggish and somewhat erratic. I would like to
reinstall the operating system. However, Sony's recovery disk insist upon
erasing and reinstalling the entire C drive. (sony did not provide a
seperate disk for windows). I do not want to erase all programs just want
to
reinstall windows. I have an upgrade disk that was issued with another
computer. My question is can I use this disk on Sony. I understand disk
are
only good for one computer. Sony is no help. the whole problem seemed to
started when I allowed windows to comress the c drive to free up space. i
tried to restore, but previous restore points seem to have disappeared
once
compression took place. suggestions?
No, you cannot use an upgrade disk to repair an OEM install.
If you can find an OEM XP home install CD, this may well work. You will
use the install key on the COA located on your machine.
However, you'll probably be prevented from doing a repair install because
the CD will not be at the same service pack level as your installed OS.
This is easy to fix with a process called slipstreaming; get nLite, download
the entire SP3 file - do not use Windows Update - and create a new XP CD
with SP3.
Even after you do that, though, you may not have solved the problems, or
even addressed them. This is because repair installs don't do a lot with
the registry - this is why you don't have to reinstall programs - and if the
problem is in the registry, it'll still be there after you go to all the
trouble of updating.
So I would suggest that you take a short while to see if you can address the
real problems, and if you can't, back up your data and use the restore
media. You might find it worthwhile to get a new hard disk and install to
that - remove the old one and set it aside as your backup. When your
restore is done, use a USB drive adapter or case to connect the old drive
and drag the data over.
HTH
-pk
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