Wiping Computer and Reinstalling Windows XP

[Guest]

I have a caomputer and it came from teh company with XP already loaded. I
have unfortunately screweded around with it, intalling and deleting crap that
my computer keeps stuffing up.

How do I wipe my Local Dick (C Drive) and re install Windows XP?
wihtout loosing my data on my second hard drive? (my J drive)

System restore didnt work.

PLEASE HELP

 

[RoadRunner]

Hi ... First thing you need to do is get into your bios screen , Look at
your boot order , Make sure that the first boot list is set to boot from cd
rom , Then save and exit from the bios set up , Then you need your windows
xp disk inserted in your cd rom drive , I will provide a website as to what
you need to do afterward , Just make sure when you format the drive where
windows is install that you don't touch the drive with your data is store
....

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm

and there is this one to look at as well

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

.....

 

[Guest]

Hi ... First thing you need to do is get into your bios screen , Look at
your boot order , Make sure that the first boot list is set to boot from cd
rom , Then save and exit from the bios set up , Then you need your windows
xp disk inserted in your cd rom drive , I will provide a website as to what
you need to do afterward , Just make sure when you format the drive where
windows is install that you don't touch the drive with your data is store
....

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm

and there is this one to look at as well

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

.....

Hi, thanks for the help

it worked a treat, computer runs so much better now

i got told by a freind to disconnect my other drive just in case,
so i did and i had no problems using it after windows was installed.

but,

is diconnecting a drive risky in that situation?
could i potenutally losa the data on my second hard rive?

anyways, thanx

the site below i found better, just in easier language

 

[RoadRunner]

No not really , Its a good way of doing it because this way when installing
windows it will automatically get install on the c drive , Sometimes when
you have your other drives install/ intact Windows will not get install on
the c drive automatically , It will choose a different drive letter ,
Though if you are aware of this ? You can always make sure that it does get
install on the c drive by selecting that it does ...

Anyways its good to hear your up and running with a clean install now ....