Hard Drive Restart

[johnnysouth]

I want to wipe my hard drive clean. Is it possible to just copy the 'Windows' folder on the C drive onto a DVD, then, with a clean hard drive load that file on and make it work. If so, how do you transfer the file onto the clean disk. And if not, how do I start a fresh without an XP CD??

[GX1_Man]

You need a legal copy of XP, and this is to install it as well as to activate it.

[Spedz]

Unless you get a multiple-use Disk which i aquired. Though i havn't actually used it yet....

[johnnysouth]

Well if I just copy the windows that i've had on my computer for a while can I, I'm getting rid of EVERYTHING from my hard drive, my computer didnt come with a XP CD, sorta wierd to buy XP when i already have it. Well, if there was a way to delete everything but the windows files then that could work, but I dont know what i need to keep.

[Fed]

You can buy W2K for 'next to nothing' and your computer will run better too.
There are no registration or validation hoops to jump through either.

[2k_dummy]

Is it possible to just copy the 'Windows' folder on the C drive onto a DVD, then, with a clean hard drive load that file on and make it work.

Short story. No!