Andrew,
Follow this Clean Installation routine. It completely formats the hard disk
and installs XP from scratch. You just require the XP CD.
** First, backup the data on the hard disk to a removable storage device **
====Partitioning====
1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER to continue.
3. Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement.
4. If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you will be prompted
to repair it. At this point hit the ESC key (in other words, do not
repair).
5. The screen will now list all existing partitions and un-partitioned space
for each hard disk. Use the cursor/arrow keys to choose where to create the
new partition. Press D to delete an existing partition or press C to create
a new partition in un-partitioned space. If you press D to delete an
existing partition, you must then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L
if it is the System partition) to confirm that you want to delete that
partition. Repeat this process for each of the existing partitions that you
want to move (or remove) in order to create your new partition. When all
necessary partitions are deleted, you can then select the remaining
un-partitioned space and then press C to create new partitions.
Note: If you want to create a partition where at least one partition already
exists, you must first delete the existing partition or partitions and then
create the new partition. Type the size in megabytes (MB) that you want the
new partition to be. Then press ENTER. Alternatively, you can just press
ENTER to create the partition using all the available space (i.e. create the
biggest possible partition).
If you want to install Windows XP, use the arrow keys to select the
partition where you want to install Windows XP and then press ENTER.
Note: If you do not want to format the partition and install Windows XP,
press F3 twice to quit Setup, and ignore the following section. If you do
this, you must find another way to format the partition.
===Formatting the drive===
To format the partition, use the arrow keys to select the partition where
you want to install Windows XP.
* Select the NTFS formatting option and press ENTER
* Choose Quick Format or Full Format:
Differences Between a Quick Format and Format During Windows XP Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302686
* Continue installing Windows
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Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)
Do I just reinstall xp or do I need to delete the old
version firs??? If so how??? Please help.
