Hard Drive files

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What must be done to a new hard drive and which files must be on the Hard
drive before Win XP can be installed?

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In news:3591F815-C04B-41C2-8304-EC1430FA85D3@microsoft.com,
fort lauderdale <fortlauderdale@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> What must be done to a new hard drive


Nothing.


> and which files must be on the
> Hard drive before Win XP can be installed?


None.

Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if
necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean
installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when
prompted, then create a new one).

You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Thanks, I am rebooting from my CD but XP hangs when "Setup is Starting
Windows". I have to reboot again and again.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> A new hard drive requires a creation of a partition,
> then a formatting of the new partition.
>
> Just follow the procedure as outlined:
>
> Clean Install Windows XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx
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> "fort lauderdale" wrote:
>
> | What must be done to a new hard drive and which files must be on the Hard
> | drive before Win XP can be installed?
>