reformat and clean install

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
1. to set up sp now press enter
2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery console
press R
3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
Where do I go from here?

also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?

Windows XP855

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install Try reading the manual.

"pete" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
> i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
> 1. to set up sp now press enter
> 2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery console
> press R
> 3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
> Where do I go from here?
>
>
> also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install "pete" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
> i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
> 1. to set up sp now press enter
> 2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery console
> press R
> 3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
> Where do I go from here?
>Also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?

Hi,

Select option 1 ("To set up XP now press Enter") - you will then be given
the option to delete / recreate / reformat partitions on your hard disk(s).

The NTFS filesystem as used by XP cannot be read by older versions of
Windows - 95/98/ME.
However, it IS more efficient and fault-tolerant than the older FAT/FAT32
filesystems. Remember that applications (with a few very specialised
exceptions, such as disk repair tools) don't care what filesystem they're
using, so all your apps/games etc should run just fine on NTFS.
Also, drives accessed over a network are independent of their filesystem -
so, for example, if you share an NTFS drive/folder off your XP machine, a
95/98/ME machine will be able to access it.

Hope this helps.

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install read all i have.
no answers.
thanks for your advice.
>-----Original Message-----
>Try reading the manual.
>
>"pete" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
message
>news:00da01c3d0ae$e7e75410$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
>> i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
>> 1. to set up sp now press enter
>> 2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery
console
>> press R
>> 3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
>> Where do I go from here?
>>
>>
>> also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?
>
>
>.
>

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install never got that option, is now reinstalling xp.
i had originally tried and had xp on, is this the problem?
>-----Original Message-----
>"pete" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
message
>news:00da01c3d0ae$e7e75410$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
>> i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
>> 1. to set up sp now press enter
>> 2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery
console
>> press R
>> 3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
>> Where do I go from here?
>>Also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?
>
>Hi,
>
>Select option 1 ("To set up XP now press Enter") - you
will then be given
>the option to delete / recreate / reformat partitions on
your hard disk(s).
>
>The NTFS filesystem as used by XP cannot be read by older
versions of
>Windows - 95/98/ME.
>However, it IS more efficient and fault-tolerant than the
older FAT/FAT32
>filesystems. Remember that applications (with a few very
specialised
>exceptions, such as disk repair tools) don't care what
filesystem they're
>using, so all your apps/games etc should run just fine on
NTFS.
>Also, drives accessed over a network are independent of
their filesystem -
>so, for example, if you share an NTFS drive/folder off
your XP machine, a
>95/98/ME machine will be able to access it.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>.
>

Windows XP >> reformat and clean install
"pete" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:00da01c3d0ae$e7e75410$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
> i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
> 1. to set up sp now press enter
> 2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery console
> press R
> 3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
> Where do I go from here?
>
>
> also is ntfs backwards compatible with old systems?

You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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Windows XP >> reformat and clean install pete wrote:

>i wd like to reformat my hard drive and then install xp.
>i boot from cd and get 3 choices :
>1. to set up sp now press enter
>2. to repair awindows xp installationusing rcovery console
>press R
>3. to quit setup without installing xp press F3
>Where do I go from here?

Enter Setup (first option) , and after the license agreement take New
Install. When it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC; select and delete
the current partition and make a new RAW one to be formatted at the next
stage

The important point is the delete. Without that it will just go ahead
and make a new install over the top of the old one

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