Formating and starting new

[Kale]

I have Win XP pro and am trying to clean it out by
formatting and starting fresh. I run the XP disk and tell
it to install a new copy of xp and del the old but all the
old files are still there when the install is complete. I
try deleting the partition so I can format it but it says
temp files are on it and it will not allow the partition
to be deleted. Any ideas?

[David B.]

Boot from the CD and have setup perform a format.

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"Kale" > wrote in message ...
> I have Win XP pro and am trying to clean it out by
> formatting and starting fresh. I run the XP disk and tell
> it to install a new copy of xp and del the old but all the
> old files are still there when the install is complete. I
> try deleting the partition so I can format it but it says
> temp files are on it and it will not allow the partition
> to be deleted. Any ideas?

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Clean Installation
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Disconnect network/modem cable.
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.

Enable or install firewall BEFORE connecting network cable.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

Install ALL Critical Windows Updates:
Start/All Programs/Windows Update

After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.

If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.

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"Kale" > wrote in message
...
> I have Win XP pro and am trying to clean it out by
> formatting and starting fresh. I run the XP disk and tell
> it to install a new copy of xp and del the old but all the
> old files are still there when the install is complete. I
> try deleting the partition so I can format it but it says
> temp files are on it and it will not allow the partition
> to be deleted. Any ideas?

[Michael Stevens]

Kale wrote:
> I have Win XP pro and am trying to clean it out by
> formatting and starting fresh. I run the XP disk and tell
> it to install a new copy of xp and del the old but all the
> old files are still there when the install is complete. I
> try deleting the partition so I can format it but it says
> temp files are on it and it will not allow the partition
> to be deleted. Any ideas?

You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

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