A big problem in formattin the computer?

Question

I have windows xp SP3 installed in my computer in drive c:. Now i want to remove that xp and install windows xp SP2. bcz SP3 isn't genuine, but i have genuine SP2. but the problem is that, i can't format c: drive bcz i have visual studio 2008 installed in it, of which i don't have the setup, and its size is also to large for me to download. Pls tell me any way to REPLACE my existing xp?????? remember i don't want to format c: drive.

Also do tell me how to make pirated xp genuine???? is there any tool available for it on internet????

Answer 1

take the CD of your software .
insert it in the disk before the older software starts.
it will take some time.
your older software would be deleted automatically

Answer 2

See if you can scab up a small HDD say 40gig

install this as C drive and load XP SP2 on it


Uninstall XP from the old C drive searching windows help files to find out how.
Rename the existing drive as D drive (wire it as a slave)

MOVE the My documents folder from the new C Drive to the old but now new D Drive. Copy and paste your files out of the old My documents to the new one then Delete the old folder as it is a system folder.

You should be able to get a small HDD from your local geek community for nothing.

here is some info to help understand.

Partition the Hard drive – reasons
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Firstly C drive is compulsory for the Operating System (XP) (Vista), and you install all your programs on C drive.

D drive is made for YOUR files.

What you do is MOVE my documents to D drive.

When you download music, videos, pictures from your camera or make any MS Office documents or save emails, you save it on D drive.

The reason for this is to do with
1. Hard drive failure - usually a failed hard drive will not boot, but can often be seen when hooked up as a slave.
So when you get your new hard drive up and running, you can copy D drive from your old to your new. You haven’t lost anything.

2. Virus. Normally virus are programmed to infect C drive. If you get a bad virus all that has to be done is format the C drive partition then re install you OS and programs from disks.
You haven’t lost your personal stuff because its on D drive.

3. Scanning your C drive for virus or spyware. These malware programs live on C drive. It is not necessary to scan D drive. It is a lot quicker to scan a small partition than a large hard drive.


Now you can see the above is compromised by the fact that programs get updates and lots of programs are installed from the net. Therefore if you had to wipe out C drive it be hard to get it back to how it was.
To remedy this we use Norton Ghost to image C drive and store the Image on D drive.
(Vista requires a different version of Ghost).

If you get a bad virus you just use the Ghost disk to boot up on, then copy the image stored on D drive back over C drive.
It takes less than 30 mins to rebuild C drive.
Also you may have this running on say a 250 gig HDD, and it fails. You buy a new 400 gig HDD and install both into you computer, the failed one as a slave.
Using the ghost disk to boot up on, you partition the 400 C drive to 50 gig and the remaining to D drive. Then you repack C drive from the image. Then Copy your old D drive files to your new one. In a time of less than 1 hour and it’s all running. The image loads all the drivers, OS everything.

Then you update new images of C drive every few months so that the one stored on D drive is not to out of date.


On XP and Vista you create C drive to a maximum of 50 gig. It doesn’t need to be any bigger, however if you have a Hard drive less than 100 gig then limit C drive to 30 gig.

Answer 3

to make xp genuine there is no tool available
u have to search a genuine key for xp sp3 version on net
nd then replace the old key by genuine one
dis is da best solution for u

Answer 4

Souns like your workstation has a pandemic. What you would be able to desire to do is pass on google and form in loose virus updates, and if I have been you I wouldnt pass and verify your taxes fee your credit something because of the fact viruses can break all of that take each and all the money out of your money owed yet identity come to a decision get a clean comp. on ebay or some thing

Answer 5

XP SP3 hasn't even been released yet!!! You installed malware.

The consequences of Piracy include: hefty fines, prison time, fear, guilt, and my personal favourite: tons of malware. Buy XP!!!.

There are free, open source versions of most popular commercial software, so "Piracy" just doesn't make any sense to me.

Examples include Windows vs Kubuntu, M$-Office vs Open Office, PhotoShop vs GimpShop, WinZIP vs IZArc, Norton vs AVG Free, etc., all free. See more examples below:

Feel free to post here and ask for the free equivalent of ANY "insert name here" commercial application.

Answer 6

backup your important files and folders,then put your sp2 disk and turn off the pc.then turn on it and go to setup.then give first priroty yo your cd drive and go further.follow the steps and you are done.

Answer 7

U boot your PC with WinxpSP2. After ur system starts select repair option. This will over write your previous version which will keep registry setting intact. You can run all program as before.

Please kill piracy it Will harm Industry.

Answer 8

lol sp3 when did that happen no one tells me anything round here ......... no mate summit gone wrong if you have sp3