Format and Fresh install

[Simon]

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Hi everyone

I just bought a second hand laptop, and would like to format the hard drive
and install a fresh copy of windows XP prof. How do i do this? I tried just
inserting the windows cd and doing a fresh install, however it would not
install on to the hard drive because "the selected partition contains another
operating system" (old windows)
Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

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Simon wrote:
> I just bought a second hand laptop, and would like to format the hard
> drive and install a fresh copy of windows XP prof. How do i do this?
> I tried just inserting the windows cd and doing a fresh install,
> however it would not install on to the hard drive because "the
> selected partition contains another operating system" (old windows)
> Any ideas?

When it gets tot he point where it asks you which partition to install
on.....

DELETE the partition, create a NEW partition.. COntinue with install.

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[pop]

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Keep your eyes open during the install initial screens; there is
a point where it will let you tell it to ignore everything and
install to C. Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where it
is. That's also the reason a lot of people end up installing on
D instead of C: they missed the point where it was controllable.

Pop

"Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:518E0725-B826-4597-A34E-46AD3295E7B4@microsoft.com...
| Hi everyone
|
| I just bought a second hand laptop, and would like to format
the hard drive
| and install a fresh copy of windows XP prof. How do i do this?
I tried just
| inserting the windows cd and doing a fresh install, however it
would not
| install on to the hard drive because "the selected partition
contains another
| operating system" (old windows)
| Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

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Hi have you tried using a ezinstall disk to help you. I find it helps when I
am installing windows.
Dave

"Pop" wrote:

> Keep your eyes open during the install initial screens; there is
> a point where it will let you tell it to ignore everything and
> install to C. Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where it
> is. That's also the reason a lot of people end up installing on
> D instead of C: they missed the point where it was controllable.
>
> Pop
>
> "Simon" <Simon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:518E0725-B826-4597-A34E-46AD3295E7B4@microsoft.com...
> | Hi everyone
> |
> | I just bought a second hand laptop, and would like to format
> the hard drive
> | and install a fresh copy of windows XP prof. How do i do this?
> I tried just
> | inserting the windows cd and doing a fresh install, however it
> would not
> | install on to the hard drive because "the selected partition
> contains another
> | operating system" (old windows)
> | Any ideas?
>
>
>