Wiping the Drive???-- and complete reload of XP???

mosesbotbol · 07-11-2012, 12:53 PM

I kept the instructions general on purpose. As more details are presented, I can offer more details on the how to. Diskpart is enough to do the job; format is not really needed as a blown partition table is essentially a clean disk.

Yes, formatting or low level format will make the disk more efficient. Consolidating and copying your data is the first step. 2nd step is getting your drivers on to USB. See if you BIOS needs an update while you're at it.

USMT is a good tool (or an industry standard), but may be too advanced to copy files over for just one user. By the time he figures out how to use it, all his files could've been manually copied over.

I'd also consider moving to Windows 7 over XP; not that XP is bad, but it's getting long in the tooth (better than Vista that for sure).

mmblz · 07-11-2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I'd also consider moving to Windows 7 over XP; not that XP is bad, but it's getting long in the tooth (better than Vista that for sure).

Are you sure you want to install Win 7?
I know you just clicked yes, but are you really sure?
Did you intentionally just click a button that would initiate an install of a new OS?
If you click "Continue" the installer will proceed to install windows 7...
Are you going insane yet? Click yes to reconfirm.

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mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Wiping the Drive???-- and complete reload of XP??? I kept the instructions general on purpose. As more details are presented, I can offer more details on the how to. Diskpart is enough to do the job; format is not really needed as a blown partition table is essentially a clean disk. Yes, formatting or low level format will make the disk more efficient. Consolidating and copying your data is the first step. 2nd step is getting your drivers on to USB. See if you BIOS needs an update while you're at it. USMT is a good tool (or an industry standard), but may be too advanced to copy files over for just one user. By the time he figures out how to use it, all his files could've been manually copied over. I'd also consider moving to Windows 7 over XP; not that XP is bad, but it's getting long in the tooth (better than Vista that for sure). __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's Last edited by mosesbotbol; 07-11-2012 at 01:04 PM.