Reinstalling XP

riseagainst4848 · 11-16-2007, 07:51 PM

if i reinstall XP,will all my stuff be still saved,im not reformatting,but alot of stuff is in my documents and i just want to make sure it doesnt delete the my documents then rewrites it.

ukulele_ninja · 11-16-2007, 07:55 PM

If you do a 'repair' of XP then I believe your documents are safe. Re-installing XP over a previous installation you will lose everything though. If I were you, save a hard copy of your files on a cd first. Also, wy are you reinstalling? If your having issues a system restore may be the better alternative.

**mep916** · 11-16-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by riseagainst4848

if i reinstall XP,will all my stuff be still saved,im not reformatting,but alot of stuff is in my documents and i just want to make sure it doesnt delete the my documents then rewrites it.

Backup your documents to another partition, independent hard drive, external hard drive, USB flash drive, or CD/DVD.

riseagainst4848 · 11-16-2007, 08:24 PM

my pcs running like crap..i geuss il have to get some DVDs and save everything,its a big hassle but just incase.
if i install windows on one partition would i be able to transfer the files from the old XP,then delete it later?

**mep916** · 11-16-2007, 08:38 PM

Transfer your files into a seperate partition and reinstall Windows on the C: partition. Do you have another partition besides Windows on your hard drive?

riseagainst4848 · 11-16-2007, 09:51 PM

i think i can make one or there is one i remember when i installed xp on here the second time(current one) i saw another petition.is there any easy way to check if i have one?

Vampiric Rouge · 11-16-2007, 09:58 PM

Start>Right click my computer>manage> Storage> Disk Management (local)

This will tell you all about any storage media installed including CD/DVD drives. It will also show the partition break down for any drives that may be partitioned.

You can also manually find it in c:\windows\system32\Diskmgmt

riseagainst4848 · 11-17-2007, 02:05 AM

ive reinstalled windows.definitly is a difference in windows,moves alot faster.but programs are still bogging up.i stil have to clean off the motherboard,do you think a RAM upgrade will help?

**mep916** · 11-17-2007, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by riseagainst4848

ive reinstalled windows.definitly is a difference in windows,moves alot faster.but programs are still bogging up.i stil have to clean off the motherboard,do you think a RAM upgrade will help?

Clean off the mobo?

**oscaryu1** · 11-17-2007, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by riseagainst4848

ive reinstalled windows.definitly is a difference in windows,moves alot faster.but programs are still bogging up.i stil have to clean off the motherboard,do you think a RAM upgrade will help?

Lol, dust will not make stuff slower (unless overheating)... RAM upgrade will help alot

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riseagainst4848 banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 33	my pcs running like crap..i geuss il have to get some DVDs and save everything,its a big hassle but just incase. if i install windows on one partition would i be able to transfer the files from the old XP,then delete it later?

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riseagainst4848 banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 33	i think i can make one or there is one i remember when i installed xp on here the second time(current one) i saw another petition.is there any easy way to check if i have one?

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