Installing XP clean

[Doug G]

I'm going to give my son's old PC to another relative and want to upgrade it
from WinME to XP Home. I might as well make it a clean install. However, the
hard disk is currently partitioned into 3 or 4 drives and for simplicity I'd
like the new system to just have one big C drive.

Using the standard XP upgrade procedures for a complete install instead of
an "upgrade" install, will I get the chance to reconfigure the partitions on
the hard drive, or do I have to run Partition Commander or PartitionMagic on
my own beforehand and repartition the drive manually?

Doug G

 

[Jym]

The XP disk will remove the existing partitions and install XP on one new
partition. Jym

 

[roger]

Hi Doug,

I'm going to give my son's old PC to another relative and want to upgrade it
from WinME to XP Home. I might as well make it a clean install. However, the
hard disk is currently partitioned into 3 or 4 drives and for simplicity I'd
like the new system to just have one big C drive.

Using the standard XP upgrade procedures for a complete install instead of
an "upgrade" install, will I get the chance to reconfigure the partitions on
the hard drive, or do I have to run Partition Commander or PartitionMagic on
my own beforehand and repartition the drive manually?

Doug G

Booting from the Windows XP Home CD, you have the option of deleting
the current partitions and creating new ones.

See detailed instructions here:

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

Good luck

 

[Doug Gordon]

Thanks! That was extremely helpful.

Hi Doug,


Booting from the Windows XP Home CD, you have the option of deleting
the current partitions and creating new ones.

See detailed instructions here:

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

Good luck

 

[roger]

You're welcome, Doug

Glad to help.

Thanks! That was extremely helpful.