Jake
December 5th 03, 09:43 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>I run Windows XP Home on a P4 2.0GHz, 40GB HD, 256MB
RAM. I have,
>unfortunately, an OEM version of XP Home. This past
weekend I wanted to
>clean install my WinXP, but with the Recovery discs, I
only get the option
>of Non-destructive recovery or Quick format.
>
>I know how on every other version of Windows, but what
ever I tried didn't
>work on XP.
>
>I searched the Internet, but either didn't find what I
need or didn't
>understand it.:-)
>
>Two questions:
>
>1. How do you do a full format on WinXP Home? I didn't
get a boot floppy and
>was told the DOS boot disks won't work.
>
>2. If I do a full format can I simply restore my WinXP
Home from the
>Recovery CD's that came with the computer? I was afraid
to try anything
>until I got answers, and my tech support sucks. Needless
to say I will never
>purchase from them again, I had paid extra to have a
retail version of WinXP
>installed on an empty drive but did not get that after
all.
>
>I don't want to be stuck without a computer until I go
buy a retail version
>of Windows.
>
>TIA for any help.
>
>Wendy
>
>--
>W.Madison
>http://www.wmadison.150m.com/
>
>
>.
>Copy and paste below URL to your browser and scroll down
to: "How to Format", also many other tools/info
available to troubleshoot: Repair XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
>I run Windows XP Home on a P4 2.0GHz, 40GB HD, 256MB
RAM. I have,
>unfortunately, an OEM version of XP Home. This past
weekend I wanted to
>clean install my WinXP, but with the Recovery discs, I
only get the option
>of Non-destructive recovery or Quick format.
>
>I know how on every other version of Windows, but what
ever I tried didn't
>work on XP.
>
>I searched the Internet, but either didn't find what I
need or didn't
>understand it.:-)
>
>Two questions:
>
>1. How do you do a full format on WinXP Home? I didn't
get a boot floppy and
>was told the DOS boot disks won't work.
>
>2. If I do a full format can I simply restore my WinXP
Home from the
>Recovery CD's that came with the computer? I was afraid
to try anything
>until I got answers, and my tech support sucks. Needless
to say I will never
>purchase from them again, I had paid extra to have a
retail version of WinXP
>installed on an empty drive but did not get that after
all.
>
>I don't want to be stuck without a computer until I go
buy a retail version
>of Windows.
>
>TIA for any help.
>
>Wendy
>
>--
>W.Madison
>http://www.wmadison.150m.com/
>
>
>.
>Copy and paste below URL to your browser and scroll down
to: "How to Format", also many other tools/info
available to troubleshoot: Repair XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm