Joe K said:
Should I choose upgrade or new install option?Got links?
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 either:
Take 'Repair Installation'. This will retain your existing software
installations and most settings, and is the normal first course of
action. 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.
or, if you want to format the drive and install clean, take New
Install. When it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC; select and delete
the current partition and make a new RAW one to be formatted at the next
stage. This entirely new setup will have to be activated again within
thirty days, which ought to go through on the net in seconds, just like
the first time
