Re: reinstalling windows xp
- From: "DL" <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:57:25 +0100
Your PC is never going to function correctly with that amount of free space
on C
I 'll assume G,H & I are partitions of a seperate Drive or individual
drives, and C & D are the origonal Sony, as supplied config
Ensure any data on C & D is backed up, or better still use imaging software
to create an image of C & D.
Use third part partitioning software, eg Acronis Disk Director, or Partition
Magic to name but two
To reduce the size of D by at least 15gb, then expand your C to use the 15gb
Or
Use the imaging software to image C & D, install a new larger HD, then
reinstall the Image. Assuming you used an Imaging app that has the
capabilities you will be able to expand each partition during the process,
I'd suggest your win drive should be as large as posible Acronis TI can
expand an image during the process (Disconnect any other drives during the
reinstall process)
PS It makes no sense to install programs to a drive other than the win drive
"jk" <jk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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