Delete XP Boot Partition for Clean Install

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/b...cturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CDfollow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...fault.mspx

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Robert J. Rando" wrote:

| I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to preferably
| delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at the very least
| re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and the other 2 are almost
| full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and tried doing it that way but
| it's not working.

Robert J. Rando wrote:

I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to preferably
delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at the very least
re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and the other 2 are almost
full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and tried doing it that way but
it's not working.

Boot from the XP CD. It has all the tools you need to do delete the old
partition, format and install. See this link for info on how to do the
installation:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Robert J. Rando wrote:

I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to
preferably delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at
the very least re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and
the other 2 are almost full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and
tried doing it that way but it's not working.

Could you have cross-posted more?

Robert said he wasnts a "Clean Install" not 'repair install'.

you gradded the wrong link, I think!!

"Rock" wrote:

Robert J. Rando wrote:

> I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to preferably
> delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at the very least
> re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and the other 2 are almost
> full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and tried doing it that way but
> it's not working.
>
>

Boot from the XP CD. It has all the tools you need to do delete the old
partition, format and install. See this link for info on how to do the
installation:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

It is further alleged that on or about Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:39:59
-0500, in alt.computer.hardware, the queezy keyboard of "Saucy Lemon"
spewed the following:

|Robert J. Rando wrote:
|> I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to
|> preferably delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at
|> the very least re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and
|> the other 2 are almost full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and
|> tried doing it that way but it's not working.
|
|Could you have cross-posted more?

I have a saucy lemon.

-nos1eep

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