Reinstalling xp

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gav223

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Hi could someone please tell me how to reinstall windows. I've tried restoring my system to sort out a problem but it is not working.
Can you also tell me how I can keep everything I have on my laptop now, and also is it safe to do.
Cheers.
 
It depends on whether or not you have a full-fledged Windows disc or just a "restore" disc from your PC manufacturer. If you have a regular Windows CD, you boot up with it and pick a Repair option. If you have only a restore disc, you had better have your data already backed up, because a restore will return everything to as it was when you first bought it. And that means you will need to reinstall all your applications, adjust your settings, etc.
Tom
 
Cheers Tom, I have backed everything up. Can I now just reinstall. I was confused as to where this backup goes when I reinstalled, does that get wiped aswell or does it stay where I have put it.
Thanks.
 
put it on a different harddrive then where u are gona install windows...
then when it is backed up on a different harddrive (like an external harddrive, something that isn't on the disk that is gona have windows re-installed on...

then take ur windows disk, and boot from it, then it will give u some options... tell it to full erase your partition that windows was on, then make a new partition (all this can be seen here)

then just follow the link i gave you
 
Can you please go into a bit more depth, I only know the basics of pc's. Also it is a laptop and I do not have any other hard drive.
Cheers.
 
k, u cant do a complete reinstall and keep all ur stuff unless you get something to back your stuff up with... i would recomend a cheap external harddrive that plugs in via USB that will fit all your stuff...

after that:

1. Turn off your computer.
2. Turn it on and quickly put in your Windows Disk.
3. When it is booting a message should come up that says: Press any key to but from CD. Press any key within 5 seconds from when the message comes up.

to tell you how to do this in detail click here

that will tell you how to install windows...
 
Thanks very much. I don't suppose you could give me a bit of info on the following.
I bought a ps2 hard drive about 10 days ago and cannot install the driver. When I put the disc in, autoplay runs then it says there is more than one device on it and asks me what I want to do. I can't get passed that. If I try to connect the hard drive the computer doesn't even recognise it has been plugged in.
Cheers.
 
Hi, it's not the ps2 that you need to know about, I just wanted to know what could cause the usb not to be recognised.
Cheers.
 
driver problems... which i am not great at... but i will tell u this... if you re-installed windows you wouldn't have that problem! btw what windows are you using?
 
Does the laptop have a CD burner? If so, put your backups on those. Whenever I have had to back up my XP box, it takes me about ten or so CD-RW's full of data. I only have a restore set (thanks for nothing, eMachines!) so I can't avail myself of "repair" options. I'm jealous. LOL
Tom
 
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