reformat

[fme008 via WindowsKB.com]

if i reformat my c drive, is it just like reinstall windows except not using
the windows cd?

because I want to rebot my comp because to weird bugs and when i put in my
windows xp cd and reboot, it won't let me because my version is higher than
the cd version.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

if i reformat my c drive, is it just like reinstall windows except not using
the windows cd?

No WAY there could be two extreme dumbasses posting on the same
subject in just a matter of hours.

Are we on Candid Camera????

 

[Curt Christianson]

Formatting your harddrive wipes it clean, and you will most definitely need
your install CD. Formatting and re-installing is sometimes not necessary.
Try the following websites, and do as they suggest, to help rid your machine
of malware:

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper's Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm


--
Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


| if i reformat my c drive, is it just like reinstall windows except not
using
| the windows cd?
|
| because I want to rebot my comp because to weird bugs and when i put in my
| windows xp cd and reboot, it won't let me because my version is higher
than
| the cd version.
|
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| Message posted via WindowsKB.com
| http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200702/1
|

 

[TOAO]

Go easy on who you call dumbass , Just because it's not to your liken
doesn't give you the right to insult someone , Dumbasses are people that
want to ask a question but never do , If you don't have anything good to say
? Then don't say anything at all...
There NO dumb questions when it comes to computers , It's always better to
ask questions regardless

 

[Rock]

if i reformat my c drive, is it just like reinstall windows except not
using
the windows cd?

because I want to rebot my comp because to weird bugs and when i put in my
windows xp cd and reboot, it won't let me because my version is higher
than
the cd version.

You can't run a repair install, aka in place upgrade, because the SP version
of the installed OS is higher than the SP version on the XP CD, but you
could delete and/or format the partition that XP is on.

To do a repair install you need to create an XP installation CD that has SP2
integrated in it. The process of doing this is called slipstreaming. Here
are some links for how to do this. Autostreamer makes it easier.

Slipstream

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

Autostreamer
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Here are links to article with info on how to do a repair install and a
clean install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

if i reformat my c drive, is it just like reinstall windows except not using
the windows cd?

because I want to rebot my comp because to weird bugs and when i put in my
windows xp cd and reboot, it won't let me because my version is higher than
the cd version.

You're trying to set up Windows with your Windows CD
from within Windows. You cannot do this - Windows
won't let you, as you found out. Here is the correct way
to do it:
1. Reboot your machine.
2. Keep tapping the key that gets you into the BIOS setup.
It is often the Delete key.
3. Make the CD drive your primary boot device.
4. Boot the machine from your WinXP CD.
5. Follow the prompts for an installation. Allow the
hard disk to be formatted.

 

[Doug]

You can't run a repair install, aka in place upgrade, because
the SP version of the installed OS is higher than the SP
version on the XP CD, but you could delete and/or format the
partition that XP is on.

To do a repair install you need to create an XP installation
CD that has SP2 integrated in it. The process of doing this
is called slipstreaming. Here are some links for how to do
this. Autostreamer makes it easier.

Slipstream

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

Autostreamer
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Here are links to article with info on how to do a repair
install and a clean install.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

After all the above:

In addition, you will most likely have to download from
Microsoft about 60 updates which will take a whole bloody day if
on dial-up.

Doug W.
-

 

[Rock]

After all the above:

In addition, you will most likely have to download from Microsoft about 60
updates which will take a whole bloody day if on dial-up.

More than 60 for post SP2 - it's on the order of 100. That's why when new
updates come out I do a custom scan, then go to the individual updates, and
download each install file individually, save a copy, then install.

 

[Tim Judd]

More than 60 for post SP2 - it's on the order of 100. That's why when
new updates come out I do a custom scan, then go to the individual
updates, and download each install file individually, save a copy, then
install.

You can use the Microsoft Update Catalog for that. It simply makes a
directory (of your choosing) and then dumps all selected updates in
their completeness to your HDD, where you can update them and slipstream
them and everything.

I'm going from MEMORY, the address is blocked at work:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

I'll confirm it later and post corrections, if needed.

thanks!

 

[Rock]

You can use the Microsoft Update Catalog for that. It simply makes a
directory (of your choosing) and then dumps all selected updates in their
completeness to your HDD, where you can update them and slipstream them
and everything.

I'm going from MEMORY, the address is blocked at work:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/

I'll confirm it later and post corrections, if needed.

I recommend you reply to the OP, not me.

 

[PD43]

(lol it seems like i keep posting the same bit of info, and its not to
be a jerk or anything they're just to be alot of threads that have the
same solution)

You're still a moron. This thread was from four months ago.