INSTALL XP OVER XP

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From: Gerry (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/27/04


Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:08:04 -0700

Your best bet would just do a complete reinstall and wipe
everything out. Since you are having problems, some of
your drivers that you installed could very well be the
causing the problems. Wipe everything out and reinstall.
As you are reloading, load only one set of drivers at a
time, reboot and make sure everything is working correctly
before you go to the next step.

>-----Original Message-----
>I HAD TO FORMAT MY HARD DRIVE AND THEN REINSTALL XP PRO
>THEN I ADDED ALL MY DRIVERS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THEN I
>FOUND THAT SOME OF MY WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY OPEN LONG(I
>WOULD OPEN A WINDOW AND IT WOULD CLOSE BEFORE I COULD DO
>ANYTHING) MY QUESTION IS IF I REINSTALL XP PRO WILL I
LOSE
>ALL BY DRIVERS, AND OTHE PROGRAMS OR WILL IT JUST INSTALL
>OVER XP AND KEEP EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE ADDED TO THE
>COMPUTER?
>.
>



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