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Resolved Question

Reinstalling Xp

Oct 28, 2011 3:31AM PDT

Hi Everyone,

I have recently decided to reinstall windows xp but have no disc.
So i used the winnt32.exe file in the C:\WINDOWS\i368\ folder.
But instead of letting me format my hard drive and install a fresh copy it just installed another version of xp beside my existing one like a dual boot config with my original OS still there.

This is not what i wanted, i wanted to clear my hard dive and install a fresh copy.

Is there any way to do this with no installation disc?

Thanking you in advance.

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Re: install
Oct 28, 2011 3:37AM PDT

No there isn't.

All you can try: delete the old one and keep using the new one. What's wrong with that?

Kees

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Too much files!
Oct 28, 2011 3:55AM PDT

Sure i can delete the old one but all the files i had are still on my c drive(user accounts, program files etc) slowing my computer down. I want to format it to speed it up.

But i suppose if there is no other way it'll have to do.

Thanks for the reply btw..

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User accounts do not slow my XP machines down.
Oct 28, 2011 4:03AM PDT

Even the 60 folders in Program Files don't phase it.

If you think that this is an issue then we have a lot to discuss about how this works.

YES, a full drive can be slower than one half full but in current drives and machines, the impact of removing old user accounts is negligible.

Besides you can clean those up manually.
Bob

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That's good to hear
Oct 28, 2011 4:10AM PDT

So when i'm removing the old windows do i just delete the old c:windows directory and remove it from the boot.ini file ?

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I can't tell you that.
Oct 28, 2011 4:24AM PDT

I do not know where you installed your current version.

If you are unsure, backup first so you can recover.
Bob

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Oct 28, 2011 4:39AM PDT

The two versions were on the same partition, one was in c:\WINDOWS(the original) and the newer one was in c:\WINDOWS.0, so i deleted the c:\WINDOWS and removed its entry from the boot.ini file and it seems to work.
Still would have liked to just format the drive and get a clean install but oh well it'll have to do.. Happy

Thanks for all the replies.