If you use the XP CD to partition and format, then
reinstall...everything on your hard drive will be GONE.
You must back up your data and be prepared to reinstall all
your programs.
If all you want to do is resize and create a partition, you
need Partition Magic from
www.powerquest.com You buy it at the store, but can
read about it on-line.
| Is this method like reinstalling windows. ie After I sort
| out my partitions will I then need to setup windows again,
| like recreate the user logins and reinstall my peripheral
| hardware etc?
| >-----Original Message-----
| >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.
| >
| > ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
| > ===>
|
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
| >
| >2. Insert your Windows XP 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 the existing
| > Windows partitions, then create a new partition,
| then format the primary
| > partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install
| Windows XP.
| >
| >5. Clean Install Windows XP
| >
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. It would be best to physically disconnect all your
| peripheral hardware
| > devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before
| installing XP.
| > After XP is installed, visit the support website
| of the manufacturer
| > of each hardware device to obtain the latest
| drivers or software
| > designed to work with Windows XP.
| >
| >
| >--
| >Carey Frisch
| >Microsoft MVP
| >Windows XP - Shell/User
| >
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| > | >
| >| My hard drive has 1 partition and I would like to
| change
| >| the capacity and drive letters and file system since I
| >| accidently made the smaller drive my primary drive with
| >| the FAT file system and the letter C. I believe the
| only
| >| way to do this is to uninstall windows and set up again
| >| from scratch. When I go to uninstall however Windows XP
| >| does not appear in my add/remove programs list. Is
| there
| >| any other way I can change my partition properties or
| >| another way to uninstall windows?
| >.
| >
