ok i was reformatting my hd necuase windows had a error or a bad file some

where that wouldnt let it connect to the internet , so i went to reformat and

i guess i wasnt paying attention and recopyed or copyed over the current

version know the new verison the rosolution is missed up and wont activate so

does anyone have a solution short of reformatting the hd and also i can find

only windows folder but have the files form the old install and the new ones

in to different users folders

Realrebelus wrote:

> ok i was reformatting my hd necuase windows had a error or a bad file

> some where that wouldnt let it connect to the internet , so i went to

> reformat and i guess i wasnt paying attention and recopyed or copyed

> over the current version know the new verison the rosolution is

> missed up and wont activate so does anyone have a solution short of

> reformatting the hd and also i can find only windows folder but have

> the files form the old install and the new ones in to different users

> folders

 

As you have made a total dog's breakfast of your install it would be quicker

to delete the partition, recreate it and install window afresh, once this is

done you will probably need to install the drivers that are specific to your

motherboard, sound device, video card etc., these will most likely be on a

CD that came with your machine.

 

If by " rosolution is missed up" you mean resolution this will be rectified

once you install the correct video drivers.

 

 

"also i can find only windows folder but have the files form the old install

and the new ones in to different users folders " I cannot make head nor

tails of this perhaps you could rephrase it.

 

How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348/en-us

 

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316941

 

Clean Install Windows XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

basiclly i mean the files form the orginal windows install are still there

windows just copied it self on top on the other install of windows and the

new install wont validate im assuming ths is becausetheres already a valid

copy on my hd

 

"GreenieLeBrun" wrote:

>

>

> Realrebelus wrote:

> > ok i was reformatting my hd necuase windows had a error or a bad file

> > some where that wouldnt let it connect to the internet , so i went to

> > reformat and i guess i wasnt paying attention and recopyed or copyed

> > over the current version know the new verison the rosolution is

> > missed up and wont activate so does anyone have a solution short of

> > reformatting the hd and also i can find only windows folder but have

> > the files form the old install and the new ones in to different users

> > folders

>

> As you have made a total dog's breakfast of your install it would be quicker

> to delete the partition, recreate it and install window afresh, once this is

> done you will probably need to install the drivers that are specific to your

> motherboard, sound device, video card etc., these will most likely be on a

> CD that came with your machine.

>

> If by " rosolution is missed up" you mean resolution this will be rectified

> once you install the correct video drivers.

>

>

> "also i can find only windows folder but have the files form the old install

> and the new ones in to different users folders " I cannot make head nor

> tails of this perhaps you could rephrase it.

>

> How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348/en-us

>

> How to install or upgrade to Windows XP

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316941

>

> Clean Install Windows XP

> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

>

>

>