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Reformat and reinstall XP

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by fieldtech, 2009/03/23.

  1. 2009/03/23
    fieldtech

    fieldtech Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I'm guessing that this question has been answered before, but my searches don't turn up anything. I want to reformat the hard drive on an older laptop and reinstall XP. I have the original Windows disk (complete with SP1 :D) that came with the machine as well as the disk with all the drivers. I also have an XP SP2 disk.

    What is the easiest way to accomplish my objective? I got the laptop from my daughter-in-law and I want to start with a clean hard drive.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. 2009/03/24
    PeteC

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    Follow these notes ....
     
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  4. 2009/03/26
    fieldtech

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    That works. Thanks. When I first tried to reinstall, the computer wasn't set to boot from a CD. Once I changed that, the rest was easy.
     
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  5. 2009/03/26
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