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Ray Stimpson

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i want to install a new windows xp professional di
« on: March 15, 2005, 01:53:59 PM »
My son as had problems with the original windows xp professional and wants to install a NEW disk,is this possible ???if so how to do it !
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Re: i want to install a new windows xp professiona
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2005, 03:07:43 PM »
So you want to erase all of your computer's information and install another Windows operating system, right?

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Re: i want to install a new windows xp professiona
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2005, 01:34:56 PM »
Hi Flame,thanks for your reply,yes we do want to erase all info and reinstall from new disk.Are there any problems with this?Or can we just install a new xp disk "on top" of original,would this then have a conflict?
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Re: i want to install a new windows xp professiona
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2005, 01:45:35 PM »

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    Re: i want to install a new windows xp professiona
    « Reply #4 on: March 16, 2005, 01:50:33 PM »
    Ray Stimpson...several questions . First , what was the problem with the original Win XP pro install ?  ......Is the "New disk " the same one as the original install disk?

    I would be inclined to format the hard drive and then do a clean install of Win XP pro as opposed to attempting a repair . ( remember if you go this way to save any important data onto a cd ,before formatting or it will be lost ) .... After the clean install , don't forget to go to M/S update page and get all the SPs and applicable updates.
    Another tip.......be sure that after you install Win xp pro..... to install your anti virus software before going on-line to get the Win xp pro updates .....

    Hope this helps

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