re-installing windows xp

[hbk88in]

see i wana re-install windows xp sp2...coz my comp's becoming too slow. Soz if i go ahead and do that....do i loose out on all the stuff ive installed n all the stuff on my desktop etc? or does re-installing windows xp jus change the system files and everything will be back to the way i left it plus speed?
Holla back asap!
-Anish

[vijay_7287]

re-install would mean formattin the system drive and puttin a clean copy of windows on it
tht means all data is lost( on the drive)

there is also this thing called the repair install, which will save all ur settings but u wont get a performance gain

[sakumar79]

^^ I believe reinstall can be done without formatting the partition. Data should be safe but programs would have to be reinstalled (though it is still advisable to backup the data before attempting it)... In Win9x, I used to boot to dos, rename Windows and Program Files folder and then run the setup file from CD. After installation, I would delete the older folders. I am pretty sure the same can be done here...

[sakumar79]

According to a discussion at http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fc616d7d4047f1

You can delete the Program Files, Windows, and Documents and Settings folder. Then delete the following root files.
a.. Boot.ini
b.. Ntbootdd.sys
c.. Ntdetect.com
d.. NTLDR
e.. Hiberfil.sys
f.. Pagefile.sys
You will need to do this by booting from the XP CD and load Recovery Console.
You can then reboot with the XP CD and choose the location for setup. Do not format.
In any procedure as intensive as a OS change, make sure you backup all important data.

Arun

[Choto Cheeta]

for ur question... man... u will lose those thing... & off topic... reinstalling will fastup ur PC a little... but u can get the benifit of a reinstall without reinstalling it... by reinstalling u only benifit ur system gets is the removal of unwanted files & programs...

but this same can be done with softwares like System Mechanic 6 Pro & other cleaning utilities....

also reffer to the posts like how to make ur PC fast in this forum... from here u will get lots of help....

[hbk88in]

yeah dude already running system mechanic 6 pro...apparantly it made my computer slower... so im jus bugged wit all this...i dun want to lose my data...n e other solutions?
-Anish

[Dumbledore]

have you installed xp on a separate drive and your program files on a separate drive? if you have, just format the drive and reinstall. if not, delete the windows folder and reinstall. next time, partition in such a way that the operating system is in one drive and the program files in another

[hbk88in]

yeah windows xp is on drive D:, most games n stuff are on drive E: ,but most small programs are on D: , i dont wana lose out on the settings...dats the whole deal...n e thing i can do for that?