reinstall upgraded OS

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I am having a terrible time finding out from various sites
about doing a clean reinstall on my hd. I had ME then did
an upgrade to XP home with an upgrade CD. Do I have to
reinstall ME to clean my computer up? I understand, I
think that ME put stuff on your computer and it stays
there even with the upgrade of XP. Is there anything
special I need to do on starting a clean install? Thanks
for any information any one could give me. It's not for
the lack of trying to find the information else where.
Debbie
 
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.


--
Nicholas

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| I am having a terrible time finding out from various sites
| about doing a clean reinstall on my hd. I had ME then did
| an upgrade to XP home with an upgrade CD. Do I have to
| reinstall ME to clean my computer up? I understand, I
| think that ME put stuff on your computer and it stays
| there even with the upgrade of XP. Is there anything
| special I need to do on starting a clean install? Thanks
| for any information any one could give me. It's not for
| the lack of trying to find the information else where.
| Debbie
 
To answer your question No you do not need to put Me back on the PC for a
clean install
What you need to do is boot to the XP Cd . follow the prompts for a fresh
install , delete the partition and format then if prompted for a qualifying
product put your Me disk in and continue to install XP.
This of course will wipe all other files and programs off the disk
,
 
Airdebster said:
I am having a terrible time finding out from various sites
about doing a clean reinstall on my hd. I had ME then did
an upgrade to XP home with an upgrade CD. Do I have to
reinstall ME to clean my computer up?
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No. A clean install generally means that you've formatted the disk and
started from a 'clean' drive. The XP upgrade install will upgrade to a
'clean' drive, but you must be able to provide proof that you've had a
previous version of Windows. This means you''ll be asked to insert the ME
(or 98 etc) CD. The install will then proceed. It's quite simple.
I understand, I
think that ME put stuff on your computer and it stays
there even with the upgrade of XP.
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Generally not really true, except for personalized registry settings
(especially in regard to installed applications). Windows files will be
replaced; ME files will generally not work with XP.
Is there anything
special I need to do on starting a clean install?
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Yes, you need to be sure that you have backed up your data and verified the
backup!

Also, be sure to run the Upgrade Advisor, which is on the CD's autorun. Pay
attention to anything it tells you about hardware and software that needs
updates or is not compatible. If updates are needed, be sure you know
where to get them. If things are not compatible, find replacements.

Set your machine's BIOS to boot from CD, so that it will recognise the CD.
Watch the screen at system startup to see what key to press to get into the
system setup; it's usually F2, DEL, or INS. Look for 'boot sequence'.
Once that is set, you will not need a boot diskette..

If you cannot successfully boot from CD for whatever reason, you only need a
DOS boot diskette with CD drivers to run the install. You do *not* need
the six-diskette boot set. Once you've booted with this disk, change to
the CD drive, go to the \i386 directory, and run 'winnt.exe'. That is the
actual setup program - it's not setup.exe.

Thanks
for any information any one could give me. It's not for
the lack of trying to find the information else where.
Debbie
Click to expand...

This site (among others) may provide some extra information:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

HTH
-pk
 
Thanks so much for your help. Loved the website yousent.
It was great and informative. One more question??? Can I
partition my hd before doing all this or should I just do
a back up????
Again thanks,
Debbie
 
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