Help !

[Guest]

Hi,

I need to remove Windows XP professional and install XP Home. To do this I
will have to format the partition.
How ?
Can someone let me have a DUMMIES version please ?
Also, I know how to back up all my files except for all of my e-mails.
I use outlook express and have tried the export option but it does not seem
to work for me. Could I not just copy them to floppy but then how do I
reimport them from floppy ? Any help greatly appreciated

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You have to perform a clean install to install Home after you have had Pro.
Unless wuo want to have both. Installing Home is not an upgrade from Pro.

Clean Install Windows
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Windows XP Clean Installation - Partitioning and Formatting using Windows XP
CD
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/XPClean.htm

HOW TO Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q313348

Backing up OE files.

For OE Backup, have a look here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm

How do I back up my files and settings?
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

For DBXtract, have a look here:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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