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Various Problems with XP
27-12-2007 10:34 AM
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Managed to back up all my files to an external hard drive.
Is it worth totally wiping the hard drive and start again with a full clean install of windows? Or other advice.
Running XP on 1GB Memory
Re: Various Problems with XP
27-12-2007 12:07 PM
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27-12-2007 1:25 PM
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27-12-2007 2:53 PM
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Can't remember much about the blue screen except there was a countdown at the end. Previous blue screens I have seen never had this.
I guess to get Installer back I will need to install windows. Should I go for a full clean install and wipe the Hard drive. If so what is the best way to wipe the hard drive?
Re: Various Problems with XP
27-12-2007 3:39 PM
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Quote Should I go for a full clean install and wipe the Hard drive. If so what is the best way to wipe the hard drive?
Yes, always. You can wipe the HD during the install process - when it's still in the blue screen bit it'll ask you which partition you want to install windows onto, just delete your existing windows partition and then either create a new one in the same (now empty) space or just hit enter to install on the unpartitioned space and windows will create a partition automatically.
Hope that helps,
Re: Various Problems with XP
29-12-2007 9:05 AM
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I had the second message before the clean install.
Any ideas.
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29-12-2007 9:12 AM
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Re: Various Problems with XP
29-12-2007 9:26 AM
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29-12-2007 9:37 AM
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29-12-2007 10:32 AM
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You boot from the CD and applications are run in memory - your hard disk is not touched.
Don't expect top speed from applications - but you should be able to run FireFox, OpenOffice etc.
If it fails, then it's not your disk or Windows.
If it works, you may want to consider a disk installation?
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29-12-2007 10:40 AM
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Quote from: axisofevil Try getting yourself a Linux "Live CD".
Daft question time! Is this a purchased CD? Failing every time I try to download something. Just failed again with PDF Reader
So cannot download and burn to a CD.
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29-12-2007 11:00 AM
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I ask because Windows will not install properly on a SATA drive if there is also a PATA hard drive in the system. For reasons best known to Microsoft it insists on putting some files on the PATA drive during the install process even though the install drive selected is SATA
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