BleepingComputer.com: Wipe and Clean Install XP Hm Service pk2

The Hard drive is a Fujitsu MHV2100AT PL

Just wondering ...do you have to have a partition on the hard drive for the operating system?

Thanks
Basil

This post has been edited by Basil 1963: 02 April 2009 - 07:49 PM

KamakaZ, on Apr 2 2009, 05:51 PM, said:

This is great! ....these are the same screens that I've been getting from my HP Operating CD when I boot from CD ...but because I still have WinXp Operating system on my machine I've only be able to a perform a repair or I get warning about installing two set of the same operating system

have a look at step 4 - it will give you an option to press "d" to delete the windows (partition) that is there already.

KamakaZ,


I burned the ISO of Active KIllDisc and I'm wiping the hard drive (100GB) right now ...should take about one hour acording the the progress bar in Active KillDisc.

Not sure about the the partition when I go to clean install windows?

When I bought the computer there was a (D) partition on the machine that had the operating system on it ....my friend took the partition off when he tryed to help me...awhile back. So right now there is only the ( C ) drive

I'm not sure what to do after Active KillDisc is finished?


1. Does Windows offer an option to create a D partition ?

2. Do I need to use the Parition Magic that was mention to split my ( C ) hard drive into a (D) partition?

3. Do I really need a (D) partition ?



When I'm finished with Active KillDisc....I'll have a blank hard drive and would like to start over.
I've printed out the guide from the link you posted and Step 4 has me wondering.

This post has been edited by Basil 1963: 03 April 2009 - 10:08 AM

Basil,

If you see step 4 then you are good to go. Press d then L This will remove your current partition. Step 6 is next... select quick format NTFS. XP will proceed with install. Once done system will be back to factory installed condition. Last statement is based on the info you provided about CD1 in an earlier post

LOL....All I've done so far was run the Active DiscKill and turn off the computer when it was finished.

I haven't started installing windows yet. I'm confused about the partition. Right now I have not made a seperate partition.

Should I just install windows on the ( C ) drive and not worrie about making a partition ( D ) ?
This machine only has one (100 GB ) hard drive.

This post has been edited by Basil 1963: 03 April 2009 - 08:11 PM

No you do not need to create a D partition.

Just install windows on the formatted hard drive following the steps mentiond above.

The fear of not knowing

I wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the help.

1. Ran Active KillDisc
2. Installed my HP Recovery disc that had Windows XP on it.
3. Install my HP recovery disc that had updates for the hardware and factory installed software

All seems well with my computer.

Now I need to figure out how to connect to my secure wireless network inorder to get online so I can udate windows XP and all the other things that are needed.

Thanks again for helping me through this process....was very afraid of wiping the hard drive clean and not being able to run my dvd/cd drive for reinstall of the operating system.


Basil

Glad everything worked out in the end!