Window XP Home Edition with SP2

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Gabriel Arroyo

Hi MVP'S: Here I go again. I have a preinstalled OEM WXP home edition,I have
no CD. Thing is that I going to buy a full edition as shown in subjet. Do
you guys think that when I install it, the new one will overwrite the old
one, reparing all possible erros in my system?

Congratulations to all my Experts: Gabriel
 
Hi MVP'S: Here I go again. I have a preinstalled OEM WXP home edition,I have
no CD. Thing is that I going to buy a full edition as shown in subjet. Do
you guys think that when I install it, the new one will overwrite the old
one, reparing all possible erros in my system?

Congratulations to all my Experts: Gabriel
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Repair all possible errors? Sorry, no guarantee for those kind of results.

When you get this full CD, you'll have choices to make. You could install
this copy clean. Or try a "repair" install - installing over the existing
Windows.

CLEAN INSTALL: No remnants of the old Windows install , installed software
or any data stored on the Windows partition survives as everything is
replaced with the fresh new copy of Windows. Assuming hardware is in good
condition, compatible with XP and that you have drivers at hand for
anything that does not have a driver in the Windows drivers base - the
results should be good. But a lot of work remains with this method as
you'll need to reinstall drivers for some devices, reinstall all of your
software (register and update all of them again) and restore your personal
data files.

UPGRADE/REPAIR INSTALL: Will tidy up the existing install. While it's
prudent to make backups of your personal data beforehand, preferences and
data should be available when the repair install is finished. Most extra
drivers will survive and not need reinstalling. Same thing for your
software. While this is a viable option, it works best when the existing
Windows setup is in good condition (or only has a few minor problems).

Discussion about clean installs and repair installs here:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com

The good news is that whichever install choice you make, you'll have a
"real" XP CD on hand for future maintenance of your operating system.
 
Hi Sharon: I did install the new full version of WXPwith SP2. Thing is that
I selected "New Installation" and I ignore an empty second hard disk(E),I
did not cancel installation, and the OS was installed in it. Also the order
of disks were inverted(I think it affected BIOS order of disks), but I would
like to keep the new installaton, it is working properly. I tried formatt
disk C, but a messege pup up saying "disk can not be formatted by Window".
How can: 1. Uninstall version on disk C, it is an OEM.
2. Or formatt disk
3. And chang order of both disk

Gabriel
 
Hi Sharon: I did install the new full version of WXPwith SP2. Thing is that
I selected "New Installation" and I ignore an empty second hard disk(E),I
did not cancel installation, and the OS was installed in it. Also the order
of disks were inverted(I think it affected BIOS order of disks), but I would
like to keep the new installaton, it is working properly. I tried formatt
disk C, but a messege pup up saying "disk can not be formatted by Window".
How can: 1. Uninstall version on disk C, it is an OEM.
2. Or formatt disk
3. And chang order of both disk
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Hi, Gabriel. XP does not change the order of the hard drives in BIOS. The
results you got were due to choices you made during the installation. Don't
be overly concerned about drive letters. XP is capable of running from E:
as well as C: Also, you really don't want to format C: to get rid of the
old XP install. The reason? Files needed to boot the operating system on E:
are in the root of that drive.

To answer your questions:
1: Even though the following article is about two XP installs on the same
partition, the directions are useful for your situation as well:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

Basically, you will edit your boot menu to remove the option for the old
Windows installation. When that has been successfully accomplished, delete
its folder.

2: Again, if you are going to keep the E:\Windows installation, you don't
want to format C: and lose your boot files. You just want to clean it up.

3: You can't change the letter of the partition that holds XP without
starting over, doing a clean install and making different choices during
setup.

My suggestion is to grab whatever files you need out of the Windows on C:
and move them some place safe. Then decide if your going to keep the
E:\Windows install or if you're going to start over so that you end up with
a fresh copy of Windows on C: only. If you're going to keep the E:\Windows
install, see above.

If you're going to get rid of both installs and start over so that Windows
is installed to C:\Windows, you need to read some articles in preparation
for that move and follow their directions.

NOTE: During setup, you can delete and recreate partitions. Then format
them and finally start setup.

Clean install directions:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941

Personally, my vote goes to starting over and getting XP on C:. Reasons:
-You've already completed the full install once so know that your system
can do that part well.

-You're not that far along in the rebuild of your system, so doing it now
is less work than it will be later.

-Currently you have E:\Program Files\ and C:\Program Files\. Your
E:\Windows\ will favor E:\Program Files\ but could conceivably use both
locations. If you think that may be difficult to manage, getting everything
over to C: would simplify matters.
 
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