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re-installing XP

by JoeTom93 Jul 2, 2007 7:53AM PDT

My computer is 4 or 5 years old and is very slow. I have 512mb of memory and a pentium 4 processor, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to re-install XP with the DELL XP disc that came with it. Of course I would back-up my most important files if I did this.

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if you have to ask
by mark04276 Jul 2, 2007 8:16AM PDT

then it probally wouldnt hurt

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How dangerous
by JoeTom93 Jul 2, 2007 9:03AM PDT

how difficult (and dangerous) would this be?

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sys restore
by tylersmiller Jul 2, 2007 10:51AM PDT

ahhh, nothing better than a good ol' system restore to get your morning started.

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painless.....usually
by mark04276 Jul 3, 2007 12:57AM PDT

most manufacturers restore disk are painless.....insert the cd then reboot and it should do its thing. Being Dell I wouldnt expect much difficulty.

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