Non-Destructive Format Windows XP Home

[RiIck D]

Hello, can someone please tell me how to do a Non-
Destructive Format on Windows XP Home edition? I have
done this before but cant seem to remember how to do it.

Thanky you for your help!

 

[purplehaz]

A format is always destructive. It wipes the harddrive of all data(basicly,
data can be recovered)
I think what you want is a repair install. This reinstalls xp and keeps your
programs and data.
Boot from the XP cd, and when prompted hit enter to begin setup. Press F8 to
accept the license agreement. It will then search and find your existing XP
install. Select it, and choose R for repair. Back up any important data
files in case something goes wrong.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Hello, can someone please tell me how to do a Non-
Destructive Format on Windows XP Home edition? I have
done this before but cant seem to remember how to do it.

A "Non-Destructive Format"? That's a contradiction in terms. The
nature of a format is that it destroys everything on the drive.

 

[JAX]

I think what you are looking for is a "repair install". Follow the
instructions on the following link.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Thanks to Michael Stevens

HTH, JAX

 

[JAX]

See the answers to your post from about an hour ago!!

JAX

 

[JAX]

Oop's Scratch this post. I had another post highlighted.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hello, can someone please tell me how to do a Non-
Destructive Format on Windows XP Home edition? I have
done this before but cant seem to remember how to do it.

Non Destructive and Format are contradictory: a format deletes
everything - that is the obk=ject.

What I *guess* you want is a repair reinstallation. Set the BIOS to
boot CD before Hard disk, then boot the XP CD, start Setup (do not take
`Repair`at this stage), then after the license agreement take `Repair
Installation`. This will retain your existing software installations
and most settings. But Updates will have to be run again, especially
SP1;
It is important to activate the basic XP Firewall before you ever
connect to the net to get the patches, so as to be protected against
things like the BLAST worm.

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