refomatting with new XP Disc

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Chris

Have ME on computer at the moment want to reformat Hard
Drive and install new XP on system can I boot up from Me
boot disk then install XP or is there another method I
have to use. THANKS for any help will be appreciated
 
Chris said:
Have ME on computer at the moment want to reformat Hard
Drive and install new XP on system can I boot up from Me
boot disk then install XP or is there another method I
have to use. THANKS for any help will be appreciated
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Is your ME disk a restore disk...? Or the Windows Me Disk
 
Hi, Chris.

Just boot from the WinXP CD-ROM and follow the prompts, including the very
early one that offers to partition and/or format your HD.

You COULD boot from the WinME boot disk into MS-DOS and use FDISK and
Format.exe - but that is the long way 'round. For several reasons, it's
best AND easiest to let WinXP Setup do the whole job.

As you probably know, formatting the drive will wipe out everything, so be
sure you backup your data somewhere (floppies? CDs?) before you begin.
Don't bother backing up WinME. And don't bother to backup your application
programs; you'll need to install those from the original media after you get
WinXP installed.

Before you go online with WinXP, get your firewall turned on and a good
antivirus in place, then visit Windows Update to be sure you have the latest
Service Pack and later Hotfixes to protect you from all the malicious stuff
on the Internet.

RC
 
Greetings --

Simply boot from the WinXP Installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

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

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers
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