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XXXs · 07-23-2003, 08:03 PM

Here is how I do a complete reinstall.

1. Using a boot disk, boot the computer and use FDISK to create/modify my partitions (at a minimum, XP should have a primary partition and one for your swap/page file).

2. Format each partition. I guess you could use an eraser program to set all the binary digits to 0, but I think this is rather overkill for the average person. I would only do this when I throw out a hard drive.

3. Remove boot disk and insert XP cd.

4. Boot to cd and run installation. Make sure to use NTFS as FAT32 is a waste of time.

That should just about do it.

07-23-2003, 08:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
XXXs Upright	Here is how I do a complete reinstall. 1. Using a boot disk, boot the computer and use FDISK to create/modify my partitions (at a minimum, XP should have a primary partition and one for your swap/page file). 2. Format each partition. I guess you could use an eraser program to set all the binary digits to 0, but I think this is rather overkill for the average person. I would only do this when I throw out a hard drive. 3. Remove boot disk and insert XP cd. 4. Boot to cd and run installation. Make sure to use NTFS as FAT32 is a waste of time. That should just about do it.