i tried to reinstall win xp pro after formating my hard drive. durin installing phase it asked file xxxxxx could not be found. options - try again/ cancel. I tried try again few times but nothing happned. Finally i checked cancel and installation continued and completed. The files were newstrys.wm newtop1.ip newtop8.ip Though its working ok now but does anyone know what these files are for and what problems it can cause by installing without these files. Thx

I have searched both an XP Pro and XP Home CD and not found any of these files! WHat version [chinese, arabic, english etc] of XP are you attempting to install: and is it a Microsoft or Microsoft OEM version, or one with a COmpaq or HP [or other] PC? Can't see that this would make any difference to the function of Windows, maybe it might not have a file for a third party [non windows] component.

you dont need any extra software to make or delete partitions in xp. it has a program incorporated in it which you can use while working on your computer without loosing any data.