Help on install?????

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i have a crappy 20 gig hard drive. It is off an older HP and uses the fat32
partition. This thing is taking up like 12 gigs of my hard drive. When i
try to erase the partition it says i cant because of setting files that
assist with the install. Does anybody know what i need to do to erase the
whole hard drive and just have xp on it?? help is much appreciated..

 

[Nepatsfan]

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i have a crappy 20 gig hard drive. It is off an older HP and
uses
the fat32 partition. This thing is taking up like 12 gigs of
my hard
drive. When i try to erase the partition it says i cant
because of
setting files that assist with the install. Does anybody
know what i
need to do to erase the whole hard drive and just have xp on
it??
help is much appreciated..

How are you starting the installation? That error message will
be displayed if you start the installation from within your
current Windows XP installation. You need to boot your system
from the CD. To do this you'll need to access the setup program
for your computer's BIOS and change the boot device order to
list the CD drive first. Consult the documentation for you
system for help on configuring your computer's BIOS.

Take a look at these articles for more info.

Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP
How to Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Clean Install Procedure with Illustrative Screen Captures
http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_install_-_graphic.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan