Help with Reinstall of XP

[victor voul]

I thought my hard drive was bad because at every bootup my PC would
attempt but couldn't complete disk check. I also found I could no
longer do a manual disk check or a defrag.

I ran some disk diagnostics I downloaded from Seagate (the hd mfr.)
The tests showed no problems with the 80 gig hd.

My PC is running very slow, and I think the next step is a "clean
install" of XP.

Can someoneplease advize the steps this entails.

How do you uninstall and reinstall XP. Does the hard drive have to be
formatted. What does this entail?

Thanks for your help on this dreaded project.

 

[DCC]

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to
partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP
to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP Home CD in the CD Drive and reboot your
computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the
existing
partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
5. Windows XP Clean Install:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
OR
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website of
the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available
Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers.

7. Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
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also

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/windowstips/story/0,24330,2102233,00.html
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinxp.htm
http://www.blkviper.com/Articles/OS/InstallXPPro/installxppro1.htm

HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q313348