Can anyone help i have reinstalled windows xp home. Sometimes while on the net the pc shuts down and resets itself. When i reinstalled windows it went onto d drive and c drive. How do i delete one of these drives. Also how do i wipe my pc clean so i can start afresh and install windows xp professional.
2006-12-04 06:27:42 · 9 answers · asked by toemanfootman 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
i presume when you say windows has gone on c and d drive that one of the windows is a previous installation
by the sounds of it you are quite right when saying a fresh install is the answer
to delete one of these drives you need to re-install windows again(i presume you know all about that) and someway into installation you get a option to delete and create partitions,when this appears you need to delete the d drive and then delete c drive ,this will leave you with one drive on unallocated space ,you need to then create one primary partition in that space,and then press enter to install windows xp pro into that partiiton
this is the part of windows xp that i really like,as its good when you want to create a partition to use as a ghost drive o back up location,i used to use 2 partitions in windows 98 and i used the d drive for a ghost image of 98,so every so often i would do what you call a "roll back",very good when your system starts to behave odd.
this method is also avalible with xp,and with many software programs such as norton ghost,cosmi back up manager
however ,i now use a external hard drive for back ups,and i fell the same as you,one drive is much better
so i recommend you use windows xp set up to re-arrange the drive partitions and then install on c
one tip;;take your time when creating and deleting partitons as one mistake can be a few hours lost
hope this helps
good luck
2006-12-04 06:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple,,, really,
read the manual,
unplug the power from the computer
open the case
ground yourself to the computer and ground the compter
locate the D:/ drive , hard drive
disconnect the drive ribbon, do not yank, gentle will do and unplug the power connection to the drive also
close the case
reconnect the power to the computer
reinstall XP using your restore disks
after re-installation,
do the above again EXCEPT reconnect the power and ribbon to the D:/ drive
close the case and reboot.
then reformat the D:/ drive hard drive
there you have it. if you don't believe you can do this i would suggest getting assistance.
good luck have a great day
2006-12-04 06:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by mhp_wizo_93_418 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum pcs do not ruin down or positioned on out, they basically pass out of date. EBay and Craigslist are the two crammed with pcs that are nonetheless as sturdy as new yet no one needs them anymore. Compaq replaced right into a rather sturdy form in its day, so there is not any reason a 2005 form could be ineffective or wiped out. 2005 isn't noticeably previous for a working laptop or computing gadget. The greater modern ones are a touch swifter, yet you do not prefer that velocity different than to play the very modern video games, or in keeping with possibility to play or burn Blu Ray disks. each computing gadget gets viruses and additionally the homestead windows gets corrupt over the years. so as that they income from an entire rebuild of homestead windows, formatting the disk and reinstalling homestead windows, each so often. I do it each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days or so. Of all the homestead windows variations, XP is in all probability the main suitable at resisting corruption of homestead windows itself, yet of path that is nonetheless vulnerable to viruses.
2016-12-18 07:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by wetzel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem. You have to be careful when installing windows. But you can ony format 1 partition (C or D) I chose C but when it was finished, windows xp was still installed on D. So I clicked on D and deleted everything.
2006-12-04 06:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by fuck off 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have backed up your files...and have the XP pro disc...boot from xp disc, after setup program copies temp files it opens a disk management program where you can delete all current partitions and make new ones for xp to install on...
2006-12-04 06:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask a friend or if you have a windows98 install disk when it starts up format your hard drive. when it has finished formating remove the disk and start up with your windows xp proThis should sort out the trouble
2006-12-04 07:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go into my computer and right click on drive C, then go into properties, and then click into tools, and then finally click on the word DEFRAGMENT NOW.
That should do the trick.
2006-12-04 06:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by irish dubliner 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
sounds like u need a pro to help you there
2006-12-04 06:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by G-Unit 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
keep the home eddition http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm
2006-12-04 06:30:43 · answer #9 · answered by spankdis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋