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February 27th 04, 04:02 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about
it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all the files off my computer. 
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February 27th 04, 04:04 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP to partition and format your drive: NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP. NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter. After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it. 1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device". === Accessing Motherboard BIOS === http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm 2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer. 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions. 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP. 5. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP] 6. == Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall. == http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ 7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website and download the available "Critical Updates". 8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers. 9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources: How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;310064 Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot] -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "amber" wrote in message: ... | have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about | it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win | xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all | the files off my computer.
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February 27th 04, 04:24 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
I have tried that but all olf files still remain (old
programs, games, etc) -----Original Message----- The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP to partition and format your drive: NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP. NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter. After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it. 1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device". === Accessing Motherboard BIOS === http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm 2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer. 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions. 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP. 5. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP] 6. == Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall. == http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ 7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website and download the available "Critical Updates". 8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers. 9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources: How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=kb;EN-US;310064 Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot] -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- "amber" wrote in message: ... | have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about | it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win | xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all | the files off my computer. .
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February 27th 04, 08:41 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
First boot your computer from the winxp pro c.d. installer then read the following questions. Second before you install the software into your hard drive the are questions asking you whether to repair, Format and continue install. Please choose the format option or press F. There you can format your hard drive before you install the software, then it provides you a clean intallation of Operating System. ----- amber wrote: ----- have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all the files off my computer.
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February 27th 04, 10:41 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
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I have tried that but all olf files still remain (old programs, games, etc) Then you didn't delete the original XP partition as detailed in the steps listed below. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html -- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP http://michaelstevenstech.com -----Original Message----- The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP to partition and format your drive: NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP. NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter. After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it. 1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device". === Accessing Motherboard BIOS === http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm 2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer. 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions. 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP. 5. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP] 6. == Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall. == http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ 7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website and download the available "Critical Updates". 8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers. 9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources: How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=kb;EN-US;310064 Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot] -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- "amber" wrote in message: ... have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all the files off my computer. .
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February 27th 04, 11:21 PM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
when i try to format the partition or delete the
partition, it won't let me, says it is in use... -----Original Message----- wrote: I have tried that but all olf files still remain (old programs, games, etc) Then you didn't delete the original XP partition as detailed in the steps listed below. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html -- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP http://michaelstevenstech.com -----Original Message----- The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow Windows XP to partition and format your drive: NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP. NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter. After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it. 1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device". === Accessing Motherboard BIOS === http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm 2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer. 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions. 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP. 5. Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP] 6. == Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall. == http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ 7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website and download the available "Critical Updates". 8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers. 9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources: How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=kb;EN-US;310064 Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot] -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ ------------------------------------------------------ --- --------------------------- "amber" wrote in message: ... have to reformat.but have no idea how to go about it...please, anyone with info, let me know... i have win xp pro and tried the clean install but it didn't take all the files off my computer. . .
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February 28th 04, 07:21 AM
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help! need to reformat c:...clean it all up....don't know how...
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when i try to format the partition or delete the partition, it won't let me, says it is in use... Are you booting from the XP CD? -- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP http://michaelstevenstech.com For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. http://michaelstevenstech.com/outloo...snewreader.htm
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