Help with p.c windows xp home?

Can anyone help i have reinstalled windows xp home. Sometimes while on the net the pc shuts down and resets itself. When i reinstalled windows it went onto d drive and c drive. How do i delete one of these drives. Also how do i wipe my pc clean so i can start afresh and install windows xp professional.

Help with p.c windows xp home?
i presume when you say windows has gone on c and d drive that one of the windows is a previous installation


by the sounds of it you are quite right when saying a fresh install is the answer


to delete one of these drives you need to re-install windows again(i presume you know all about that) and someway into installation you get a option to delete and create partitions,when this appears you need to delete the d drive and then delete c drive ,this will leave you with one drive on unallocated space ,you need to then create one primary partition in that space,and then press enter to install windows xp pro into that partiiton


this is the part of windows xp that i really like,as its good when you want to create a partition to use as a ghost drive o back up location,i used to use 2 partitions in windows 98 and i used the d drive for a ghost image of 98,so every so often i would do what you call a "roll back",very good when your system starts to behave odd.


this method is also avalible with xp,and with many software programs such as norton ghost,cosmi back up manager


however ,i now use a external hard drive for back ups,and i fell the same as you,one drive is much better


so i recommend you use windows xp set up to re-arrange the drive partitions and then install on c


one tip;;take your time when creating and deleting partitons as one mistake can be a few hours lost


hope this helps


good luck
Reply:sounds like u need a pro to help you there
Reply:I had the same problem. You have to be careful when installing windows. But you can ony format 1 partition (C or D) I chose C but when it was finished, windows xp was still installed on D. So I clicked on D and deleted everything.
Reply:If you have backed up your files...and have the XP pro disc...boot from xp disc, after setup program copies temp files it opens a disk management program where you can delete all current partitions and make new ones for xp to install on...
Reply:keep the home eddition http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_instal...
Reply:simple,,, really,





read the manual,





unplug the power from the computer


open the case


ground yourself to the computer and ground the compter


locate the D:/ drive , hard drive


disconnect the drive ribbon, do not yank, gentle will do and unplug the power connection to the drive also


close the case


reconnect the power to the computer


reinstall XP using your restore disks


after re-installation,


do the above again EXCEPT reconnect the power and ribbon to the D:/ drive


close the case and reboot.


then reformat the D:/ drive hard drive


there you have it. if you don't believe you can do this i would suggest getting assistance.





good luck have a great day
Reply:Ask a friend or if you have a windows98 install disk when it starts up format your hard drive. when it has finished formating remove the disk and start up with your windows xp proThis should sort out the trouble
Reply:Go into my computer and right click on drive C, then go into properties, and then click into tools, and then finally click on the word DEFRAGMENT NOW.


That should do the trick.