Overwriting XP

**ComputerUser** · 04-02-2008, 11:19 AM

I want to reinstall XP. Can I reinstall it without formatting the drive? Will the existing programs work with the new installation?

**utsav** · 04-02-2008, 11:26 AM

Yes

**slugger** · 04-02-2008, 11:27 AM

choose the repair option when you start d install process, its as good as d reinstall if u r not goin 2 format ur disk

AFAIK if u choose to do a re-install over the old 1, it will cre8 new regitry entries, makin d programs unusable

**john_the_ultimate** · 04-02-2008, 11:28 AM

You can do a repair installation, all your existing programs will work. But why do you want to reinstall? If you are upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit then fresh installation is necessary.

**redhat** · 04-02-2008, 11:34 AM

AFAIK, re-installing by selecting upgrade will do no harm

**ComputerUser** · 04-02-2008, 12:01 PM

So there will be no harm in reinstalling XP? I mean, I want the programs like Office ,winzip, avast ... etc to work and also i want the files(MY files not XP files

) on the drive C.

**ravi_9793** · 04-02-2008, 05:17 PM

You can reinstall XP without formating..but again U need to install all the driver and softwares.

But by this method, your files in my documents will be as same.