Help Installing Xp

[Ariel_001]

Originally posted by TheCanuk@26 June 2004 - 00:46
c got another question already. when going threw the setup screens i am left with these 4 questions about something called partitioning.

leave the patrition using NTFS file<quick>
leave the patrition using NTFS file
convert partition using NTFS
leave current system

all i want is to install xp and use it, i know partitioning a drive is splitting it up and i dunn really want to do that. so what should i pick->im thinking leave it alone but i really dont know much when it comes to this area

Do you want to install new? or keep your old files? I highly recommend installing fresh.

[Smith]

well i formatted, so everything is already fresh. so should i pick leave current system?

[Ariel_001]

all i want is to install xp and use it,

I guessing you want to start from scratch..

Then somewhere in the setup there is an option to delete and create a new partition..

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Delete it then later make a new partition using NTFS.


look here for more info...
<a href='http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/InstallXPPro/installxppro1.htm]http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/Inst...stallxppro1.htm

[Smith]

well i accidentally clicked leave current setting, but i think ill be fine considering i formatted everything. btw its xp home in installing. if i didnt do wut u recomended is their aa problem, will this effect anything or should i be fine

[ramnique]

dont use ntfs. use fat32.... things will be easier to sort if there is a problem later&#33;&#33;

ramnique

[Ariel_001]

Originally posted by TheCanuk@26 June 2004 - 01:07
well i accidentally clicked leave current setting, but i think ill be fine considering i formatted everything. btw its xp home in installing. if i didnt do wut u recomended is their aa problem, will this effect anything or should i be fine

Am guessing there will be no problems but why not use Windows XP Pro?

[Ariel_001]

Originally posted by ramnique@26 June 2004 - 01:10
dont use ntfs. use fat32.... things will be easier to sort if there is a problem later&#33;&#33;

ramnique

How will it be easier ?


The ultimate way to solve any Windows problem…

Windows PE Windows XP running off a CD-rom. B)

[Smith]

my sistem was using fa32 before install, and i using home because i have a legit copy that i tired before when i wasnt as knloedgable, figuring my system cant handle it i unstaled it. now as i look back it was probally a bad install or bad drivers.

anyway once im done installing, and get my interned should i dl anythign? service packs mabye?

[ramnique]

NTFS does give a good file system...but it is not compatible with older versions of windows......so in a supposed crash of win xp- u will have to reformat all ur partitions and risk losing all data if u have to install an older version-like win98...

ramnique

[ramnique]

well, i gotta go now- so good luck, mate.