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Format HD
Name: Jerry George Date: January 19, 2002 at 21:08:09 Pacific
Comment:
I had win2K in my sys before. now I did a New Installation of XP, but the old files are still on my system and it took 2.5 gb of my HD. I want to re-install with XP again with minimum space aquired. Can anyone help do this?
Name: Ger Date: January 19, 2002 at 21:34:28 Pacific
Reply:
Just put the XP cd in the cdrom and follow the instructions for installing, beginning with deleting partitions and making new ones. Microsoft did a great job with making everything for installing right on the cd.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mok Ginn Wei Date: January 19, 2002 at 22:01:08 Pacific
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You should format the hd first by using the FDISK utility . U can get it in Win 98 boot disk . Hope it helps . Email me for a full step-by-step guide .
At your service , Ginn Wei
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Response Number 3
Name: gtw_tech Date: January 19, 2002 at 23:06:35 Pacific
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Dont bother with the windows 98 thing. there's no reason to format FAT32 when you'll just reformat for NTFS 45 minues later. Just put in the CD, and follow the prompts.
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Response Number 4
Name: thornybrain Date: January 19, 2002 at 23:30:41 Pacific
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Put in the CD...press any key to boot from CD(watch for it). When the time comes to install to a "partition", delete all partitions the old install created and install on the unformatted space(the whole hard drive). FAT file system stops at 32GB, NTFS is the future!!!
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Response Number 5
Name: Garro Date: January 20, 2002 at 02:01:02 Pacific
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Go to my web site. http://hp.ms/karaoke Click "stuff" then "Tips & Tricks". Follow instructions for a clean installation from dos. Dont forget to sign my guest book.
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Response Number 6
Name: Jerry George Date: February 5, 2002 at 20:13:34 Pacific
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Summary: hi all: this happened while i was reinstall xp pro on my desktop(i have two HDs, Maxtor 120gb c: and 40bg d:) i boot from xp cd and start to format c drive with ntfs, after a while it stacked on 76% c...
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