'Windold' folder: Upgrading motherboard

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Hi there,

I need expert advice: I was asked by my tech service to reinstall XPpro
after of a motherboard upgrade. They performed a full reinstallation of XP on
a new 'windows' folder (instead of reformatting the hard drive) and renamed
the old windows folder to 'windold'.
My question is, it's safe to delete this 'windold' folder? I assume it's not
needed by the system anymore... not sure.
It is taking up 4.43gb of space on the HD vs. the 3.33gb of new 'windows'
folder.

Any ideas?

Thanks
 
Mark said:
I need expert advice: I was asked by my tech service to reinstall
XPpro after of a motherboard upgrade. They performed a full
reinstallation of XP on a new 'windows' folder (instead of
reformatting the hard drive) and renamed the old windows folder to
'windold'.
My question is, it's safe to delete this 'windold' folder? I assume
it's not needed by the system anymore... not sure.
It is taking up 4.43gb of space on the HD vs. the 3.33gb of new
'windows' folder.

Any ideas?
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First - get a good 'tech service'...
There was no reason to perform a 'full reinstallation of XP'...
A repair installation would have worked fine and left everything of yours
intact.

As for whether or not it is 100% safe to delete - hard to say - although 90%
of me wants to tell you sure. Personally - I would try to rename it to
something like "myoldwindows" and then wait a few days to see if anything
bad happens - no? Delete away.
 
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