Spring Cleaning

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:04 pm

How do i wipe the Hard drive and reinstall windows on my XP lappy?

sam · Post by **sam** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:26 pm

Format?

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:45 pm

Just put your XP system disk in your PC, it should pop up, then just hit reinstall windows. It will ask you to format the HD. Do that and than it will install and you will be good to go.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:12 pm

Ok, what if i dont have a CD drive, could i mount a Windows XP install on a virtual drive with Daemon?

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:32 pm

Well when you format it erases the entire hard drive, I think you could just borrow an external cd drive if it has usb, or just buy one, I bet you could get one pretty cheap

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:39 am

gamer2 wrote:Ok, what if i dont have a CD drive, could i mount a Windows XP install on a virtual drive with Daemon?

Sure you can mount the image, it wont do you any good you have the boot your computer off the CD. Do as HomicidalBarber suggested and either temp. install a CD-rom or barrow a USB/Firewire external and boot off the CD that way (if your computer supports USB/Firewire booting).

The other option you have is if you can get a XP hard drive you can use it to format the hard drive and then using a disk clonging software you can copy the files over to the formatted hard drive.

I would suggest doing the former as it involves a lot less work and less a headack.

P.S. Why are you doing "Spring Cleaning" in Winter?

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:14 am

but it's winter...

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:11 am

I have a Serial to USB cable that my dad gave me, can i use the thing to help me "SPRING CLEAN" in winter?

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:15 am

According to mydad, i can Use a serial to USB cable to connect my 2 computers, if the can comunicate then they would appear as extradrives in "My Computer" and i could Use my Compy to run the XP installation for my Laptop. Is this true

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:45 pm

try ftping, when i ftp to my xbox, it pops up with the dvd drive (D:) and i can run and copy stuff from there....you can try ftping to another compy.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:48 pm

How is it possible to FTP to a XBOX? with a router

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:14 pm

gamer2 wrote:How is it possible to FTP to a XBOX? with a router

You'll need either EvoX or linux on it to support FTP connections. It might be best to instsall FTP on two computers and do something like what Harshboy suggested. That way you could either try using the networked computer for its drive or you can simply transfer files.

I'll tell you hands down it would be best to simply get a CD-rom (they dirt cheap) and use it to install Windows XP. Or you can remove the hard drive and put it in a different computer, just be sure that as soon as you install move it Microsoft doesn't like you moving hard drives (they think your cloning the system).

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:04 pm

well there is Some thing to Spend my Christmas mon-ay on, i have checked ebay i found one for like $30 free shipping but its from Europe, i dont know if computer software has regencies

i would need a New CD drive (laptop) and a Win XP HE disc (um anyone?)