tomcat........ When you do a clean reinstall ........ Everything that is currently on the Hard drive will be wiped clean ( deleted ) . So be sure to save anything you want onto cds before you do the reinstall of XP .
Things you should consider saving are :
Your Email address book ....... "WAB"
The set up settings required to recreate your Email account .
Any pictures , Music or movies .
Any required info that you may have placed in my documents.
Your favourites
Make sure you have the cds for any programs you will require after the install of XP .........
When you are ready to do the clean install of XP , reboot into the bios and change the boot order to 1st boot cd drive .......( dont forget to save the change before you exit the bios ) then put your original XP cd in the cd drive ....... and reboot ........ XP will begin to load ( then follow the instructions on the screen)
Once it's loaded , and before you go on-line ......reinstall your anti virus ....... then go on-line and update your anti virus ......and then go to Windows update and get all the latest updates for your machine. Now recreate your Email account using the set up settings you saved .Now you may safely proceed installing any programs you need as well as importing your favourites and your "WAB " and anything else that you have saved.
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