Xp Help

[steve8137]

Hi all,

Not an expert on computers so need some help. I had a virus on my
computer that could not be got rid of so i ended up rebooting my whol
computer and reinstalling xp.

I put my new profiles on and started anew. However when looking throug
the files i found that the old profiles and their documents are still o
the computer (in documents and settings).

How has this happened?

And also, how can i get rid of the old profiles as i do not need the
anymore. Do i just delete them? The dont come up on the start menu
just have their files on the computer. If that makes sense?

Thanks

 

[Kev]

Hi Steve,

No great expert myself but just re-installing XP won't get rid of old files.
You most likely need to reformat your hard drive first and then reinstall
XP. However, a word of caution...read all help and documentation before
reformatting a hard drive. Incidentally even this way does not get rid of
some viruses!

Regards

Kev