Re-Installing Windows XP

[Guest]

Hello,

I have an OEM Windows XP Home installed on my hard drive. It has been
running for about a year now and is getting bogged down with programs and is
generally slowing down.

I would like to format my hard drive and conduct a fresh install of my OEM
Windows XP Home edition.

I have backed up my files onto a second slave hard drive. What should be my
next step if I insert my Win XP install disk. Will it give me the option to
format and perform a fresh install of Windows XP Home?

Then, how will it work with the product activation? I am installing on the
same hard drive so I presume that it will use the same activation key that
Microsoft have centrally?

If someone could guide me through the fresh install and product activation
it would be appreciated.

Thanks and kind regards

 

[Ricky]

Have a look here..
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Guest]

Hi Ricky,

Thanks for your reply. I did have a look at this website but it didnt seem
to address my specific question on product acitvation.

It does seem now that I should have an option for fresh install where I can
format the hard drive when I go though the XP install.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll activate Windows XP in the same manner as you
did originally, usually via the internet. If that option fails,
then select the option to "activate by phone" to obtain a
new, and free, activation code.

How to activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307890

Description of Microsoft Product Activation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302806

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Hi Ricky,
|
| Thanks for your reply. I did have a look at this website but it didnt seem
| to address my specific question on product acitvation.
|
| It does seem now that I should have an option for fresh install where I can
| format the hard drive when I go though the XP install.
|
| "Ricky" wrote:
|
| > Have a look here..
| > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
| >
| > | > > Hello,
| > >
| > > I have an OEM Windows XP Home installed on my hard drive. It has been
| > > running for about a year now and is getting bogged down with programs and
| > > is
| > > generally slowing down.
| > >
| > > I would like to format my hard drive and conduct a fresh install of my OEM
| > > Windows XP Home edition.
| > >
| > > I have backed up my files onto a second slave hard drive. What should be
| > > my
| > > next step if I insert my Win XP install disk. Will it give me the option
| > > to
| > > format and perform a fresh install of Windows XP Home?
| > >
| > > Then, how will it work with the product activation? I am installing on
| > > the
| > > same hard drive so I presume that it will use the same activation key that
| > > Microsoft have centrally?
| > >
| > > If someone could guide me through the fresh install and product activation
| > > it would be appreciated.
| > >
| > > Thanks and kind regards