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05-18-2006, 10:16 PM
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xp-pro to xp home
please refresh my thinking.
I have been asked to replace a xp-pro system with a oem xp-home. if I remember correctly, the only way to do this is to zero fill the drive and install the xp- home. I have never had to do this before, so am I correct on this ? |
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05-18-2006, 10:57 PM
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bailey, you're going to reformat the drive and this will wipe the drive clean. Make sure to backup all important files and documents to a CD then perform the clean install of XP Home. This may help also http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm.
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05-18-2006, 11:43 PM
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thanks, thats what I thought, there is no other way to wipe the drive.
its a 40 gig maxtor and is ntfs formated. no data is to be saved. she just wants to get rid of the pro and install the oem xp-home. |
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