formatting

[cbrannam]

What is better? im building a new computer this week and need to know what way is better..

IÂ’m using my old hard drive and cd ROMs and ram.

Do i reformat the hard drive and install a fresh copy of it?
Do I just use the old hard drive the way it is running now???

Could someone please tell me the benefits of what is better?

 

[TheMajor]

Backup all you important files from your Windows partition. Un-install graphics card drivers and chipset drivers (if applicable). Hook up the drive to the new comp. Sometimes it works, somtimes it don't.
If it doesn't, you can enter recovery console using the XP install CD and ru chkdsk /p. You can also boot in safe mode (F8 while booting) and see if you can finx something. You can also do a repair install (just install on same partition but withour selecting "format..." during the setup process.

But I recommend a clean format and install because it will be faster and less trouble.

 

[office politics]

formatting your machine usually eliminates configuration problems. unfortunately, it also means you lose all your user data and you will have to restore the data after reinstalling the os.

 

[cbrannam]

ok what is a better op system to use then.

windows xp pro 32 bit
window 2000 pro

im trying to find windows xp 64 bit

 

[TheMajor]

XP Pro 32bit.
As far as I know XP Pro 64bit still lacks driver support. I am sure some other members can give some advice on that.