Reformmating Computer Containing SP2

[Sammy_H]

My computer hasn't been running at optimum performance lately, so i decided
to reformat my computer and install Windows XP instead of the currently
running SP2.
I have 2 drives, a C & D which are at 8 and 72 gig respectively. The D drive
is currently unallocated.
The problem I've been having is that since my XP Sp2 is installed on the C
drive it has been filled to the max, and it ownt allow my computer to perform
basic functions. SO when i try to format my C drive, it wont allow me.

I have used Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, Compression, and I've basically
uninstalled everything on my computer including Office XP. I only have 300 mb
of space left.

When i try to install the traditional Windows XP over the SP2 it wont allow
because the SP2 is a "newer version".


1. I would like to know how to reformat my C drive or

2. How I can expand my C Drive or

3. How I can merge my C Drive with my unallocated D Drive.

Many thanks!

[WTC]

"Sammy_H" > wrote in message
...
> My computer hasn't been running at optimum performance lately, so i
> decided
> to reformat my computer and install Windows XP instead of the currently
> running SP2.
> I have 2 drives, a C & D which are at 8 and 72 gig respectively. The D
> drive
> is currently unallocated.
> The problem I've been having is that since my XP Sp2 is installed on the C
> drive it has been filled to the max, and it ownt allow my computer to
> perform
> basic functions. SO when i try to format my C drive, it wont allow me.
>
> I have used Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, Compression, and I've
> basically
> uninstalled everything on my computer including Office XP. I only have 300
> mb
> of space left.
>
> When i try to install the traditional Windows XP over the SP2 it wont
> allow
> because the SP2 is a "newer version".
>
>
> 1. I would like to know how to reformat my C drive or
>
> 2. How I can expand my C Drive or
>
> 3. How I can merge my C Drive with my unallocated D Drive.
>
> Many thanks!
>


How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316941

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[Plato]

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>
> 1. I would like to know how to reformat my C drive or

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootlist/216.htm#5









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[Michael Stevens]

In ,
Sammy_H > respectfully replied ;-)
> My computer hasn't been running at optimum performance lately, so i
> decided to reformat my computer and install Windows XP instead of the
> currently running SP2.
> I have 2 drives, a C & D which are at 8 and 72 gig respectively. The
> D drive is currently unallocated.
> The problem I've been having is that since my XP Sp2 is installed on
> the C drive it has been filled to the max, and it ownt allow my
> computer to perform basic functions. SO when i try to format my C
> drive, it wont allow me.
>
> I have used Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, Compression, and I've
> basically uninstalled everything on my computer including Office XP.
> I only have 300 mb of space left.
>
> When i try to install the traditional Windows XP over the SP2 it wont
> allow because the SP2 is a "newer version".
>
>
> 1. I would like to know how to reformat my C drive or
>
> 2. How I can expand my C Drive or
>
> 3. How I can merge my C Drive with my unallocated D Drive.
>
> Many thanks!

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
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http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/format_XP.htm
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[Ken Blake]

In ,
Sammy_H > typed:

> When i try to install the traditional Windows XP over the SP2
> it wont
> allow because the SP2 is a "newer version".

Because you have SP2 installed, and your XP Upgrade is without
it, it is an older version than what's installed.



You have two choices:



1. Uninstall SP2, do the upgrade, then reinstall SP2.



2. Create a slipstreamed version of XP Professional, including
SP2, and use it. See

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262



> 1. I would like to know how to reformat my C drive or


Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if
necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean
installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).

You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

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


> 2. How I can expand my C Drive or


Expand your drive? You can't expand it.



> 3. How I can merge my C Drive with my unallocated D Drive.



I assume these are not two physical drives, but two partitions on
a single physical drive.

Unfortunately, no version of Windows provides any way of changing
the partition structure of the drive nondestructively. The only
way to do what you want is with third-party software. Partition
Magic is the best-known such program, but there are
freeware/shareware alternatives. One such program is BootIt Next
Generation. It's shareware, but comes with a free 30-day trial,
so you should be able to do what you want within that 30 days. I
haven't used it myself, but it comes highly recommended by
several other MVPs here.


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