I want to wipe my HD !

ranDom_tAsk

i'm not sure what to do here, i want to start a fresh ie wipe my HD or buy a new HD and transfer what i need from this HD.. what would i need to keep ?

could i just take out this HD but in my new one and just install win xp ?

anyother stuff i need i can just but on disc and transfer

Wez

If you have a cd writer you can just burn (relatively) small amounts of stuff onto cd's and just put that back on after. If you're gonna buy a new hd, you can put that in as a slave, transfer the stuff over and then format the master, it's relatively easy.

Random

You only need to keep files that you want (work documents, porn collection, the usual )

You might also wanna make sure you have a copy of your drivers, but you more then likely have them on CD anyway.

As Wez says you could just burn any files you have to CDRW if there's a lot, Floppy is there's minor text documents or a Flash Drive (dam handy things!) if you're got a couple in between

As for installing Windows, if it's XP then the CD will do everything you need.

And as for a second HDD you could install that, install Windows on it, and then install your old HDD as a slave and just take the data off it as you need it.

ranDom_tAsk

cheers lads

i think i'll get a 2nd HD and intall it to the slave and put win 2000 on it o 'ill have two operating systems....

i have 60GB HD at the mo but i'm only using 10% of it so i'll back up what i need on to CDRWs (my porn lol)

i don't have win xp or 2000 on disc but can get them handy enough, so if i format my HD will it remove everything ? ie win xp ?

is this how i format the HD ?

My computer>>> Local Disk (C:)>>> format ?

is it that easy ?

thanks

vibe666

you can't format a disk like that from within windows because it's in use.

once you have all the data safely off it you can just stick in the windows xp or 2000 cd and it will ask you if you want to format it anyway.

word of advise though, if you really want 2000 & xp on at the same time (although there's really no need for it unless you're testing software or using older software that refuses to run on xp (which is practically nil if you use the compatability mode in XP) then install 2k first, making sure you leave some room on the hard drive (unformatted room) you put xp on.

then when it comes to installing xp it will do everything for you more or less with regard to dual booting, even creating a little boot menu for you.

but if you put on xp first it can be hard to get 2000 on unless you have a boot manager which is a whole other kettle of fish.

do a google for 'dual boot windows 2000 xp' and you'll find lots of info.

good luck, and if you get stuck then you know where we are.

p.s. my most valuable pearl of wisdom with regard to formatting and re-installing windows is, that whether you have broadband or a dial up modem, make sure you have a working copy of your modem drivers for the OS you plan on using or you'll be fecked from the word go!

the one drive you casn't download off the net on a fresh pc is the one for your modem!

ranDom_tAsk

wow cheers vibe, a mate is sorting it for me tomorrow.. i'm putting in a 20G HD and keeping my 60G HD.. i'm putting in win xp pro & win 98 (pro if he has it) and he's going to dual partition them so i'm backing up my few files at the mo... so hopefully by sunday i'll be back in action

Random

Why in god's name do you wanna dual boot XP Pro and Win98 ?

Wez

Yeh, that's a good point, I'd understand Xp and 2000 pro, but not 98.. EXPLAIN YOURSELF SOLDIER!

Random

98's proberly cause you more problems then it is worth. Just go for XP on it's own... or as Wez says 2k/XP if you MUST

vibe666

whatever you decide (and for whatever reasons) make a point of always installing the oldest operating system first. i.e. 98 > 2k > xp. also 98 is a biatch hen it comes to partitioning and will wipe ANYTHING & EVERYTHING on it's host drive if you even blink, so don't go leaving anything on it you want to keep and think you can partition 98 around it or you'll be sorry!

ranDom_tAsk

ok all sorted now...

i have win 98 se on 1 half of my 20 gb hd & win xp pro on the other half, i'm using my 60gb hd for file/program storage and all was installed for €70 and i got the 20gb hd for nothing.............

wolfman

ciaranfo wrote:

Why in god's name do you wanna dual boot XP Pro and Win98 ?

One of the main reasons people will want a dual boot with the above 2 OS running is for using phone unlocking and flashing software

A lot of that software does not like XP etc

Agent Smith

a lot of people dont like xp either

ranDom_tAsk

wolfman wrote:

One of the main reasons people will want a dual boot with the above 2 OS running is for using phone unlocking and flashing software

A lot of that software does not like XP etc

yeah , that's my main reason for doing it