Re: Clean reinstall of Windows XP


"John of Aix" <j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:43da171b$0$29190$8fcfb975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ed Cryer wrote: 
I've acquired a second-hand computer. Somebody has tried to install
XP on top of ME, messed it up and given it to me. It works well
enough, only a few years old.
I want to do a clean install of XP Pro SP1. I have the system cd and
boot floppies.

You don't need the floppies. Start via the CD (this might need a change in the Bios) and you'll be given the opportunity to format. Then do a clean install, always better in my experience.

I've had a look in the BIOS; it has this;
1st boot device Floppy
2nd boot device IDE-0
3rd boot device CDROM

I take it that I should change it to Floppy, CDROM, IDE-0. Is that the normal boot check sequence?

Ed

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