Reinstalling XP

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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.
 
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.
 
riseagainst4848 said:
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.
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Backup your documents to another partition, independent hard drive, external hard drive, USB flash drive, or CD/DVD. :D
 
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?
 
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?
 
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?
 
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
 
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?
 
riseagainst4848 said:
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?
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Lol, dust will not make stuff slower (unless overheating)... RAM upgrade will help alot :)
 
To install u will be formatting only the first partition(mostly C:. drive). So tthe fiels in the others partition remains safe. nothing to worry.
 
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