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Clean install of XP on 4yo Inspiron 1300

  • 30-12-2010 08:05PM
    #1
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭


    I'm getting a new laptop (just waiting for delivery now) so I was hoping to give my current one to my folks. I have the disk that came with the laptop (XP Home Edition SP2) though my computer is currently running on XP professional after a PC technician wiped it in February and installed XP Pro since I couldn't find the disk at that time.

    Now it has slowed again and has little space due to lots of program installs. I was reading up about a clean install here and I saw about the APCI section. I don't understand this part of the process and I was wondering whether anyone could give me a complete walkthrough. I also need to know what else will need to be installed to have it up and running again fully.


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  • #2
    Shane O' Malley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Shane O' Malley


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    I'm getting a new laptop (just waiting for delivery now) so I was hoping to give my current one to my folks. I have the disk that came with the laptop (XP Home Edition SP2) though my computer is currently running on XP professional after a PC technician wiped it in February and installed XP Pro since I couldn't find the disk at that time.

    Now it has slowed again and has little space due to lots of program installs. I was reading up about a clean install here and I saw about the APCI section. I don't understand this part of the process and I was wondering whether anyone could give me a complete walkthrough. I also need to know what else will need to be installed to have it up and running again fully.

    I think you might be over complicating things.

    The disk you got with the laptop whould do everything for you automatically. I assume it is something like a Dell Recovery Disk.


    Just put it in the CD drive and boot from the CD


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