I have backed up my settings and files on a CD, I have the disks for my
printer, internet and my Microsoft Office and my XP operating disk but what
are you talking about motherboard disk? I have the product key for my XP but
when I did that system restore it rejected it and made me call Microsoft for
a id code, I don't know why. I don't mean to sound stupid here but what is
BIOS, when I put a disk in my computer automatically runs the program, is
that what you mean? When I do this will it take me through the steps to
install other drivers? I just want to make sure I have everything clear so I
don't screw up, I have never done any of this before. How do I know if I
have SP2? Also if I need to download SP2 can I do it after I have
reinstalled XP? Sorry if this is alot of questions.

"GreenieLeBrun" wrote:

>
> drqc wrote:
> > I don't know what to do or what I did to my computer. I have Windows XP
> > Professional and on my Local Disk D: 2.73 GB of space and only 110 MB of
> > space left, I also have a Local Disk C: 11.2 GB of space with 8.97 GB free.
> > My computer only wants to save installed programs to drive D, and I don't
> > know why, I guess this is my main hard drive but my problem is that with only
> > 110 MB of space left on D, I can't don anything, my Disk Cleanup won't work
> > and I have tried everything, I have went and removed everything from my
> > computer except XP itself, my internet, and my printer, I am scared that I
> > messed something up when I tried to explore D: and erase files to try to free
> > up space, I also tried booting from the operating disk and doing a system
> > restore but then it made me call the Microsoft company just to get a
> > activation code to restart windows and then when it did restart windows it
> > just restored it back to the same condition it was in, I don't know what to
> > do, I was thinking about just trying to reinstall a clean XP and wiping
> > everything out but I didn't know if I did that if I would have to call
> > Microsoft again to reactivate my windows again, I don't even know why I had
> > to do that in the first place. Can someone please give me a clue as to what
> > to do.
>
> First make sure that any data you wish to retain is backed up to CD or
> on some external form of storage.
>
> Second, make sure you have you driver disks for your motherboard,
> video, sound, printer etc.
>
> Third, ensure that you have the product key for your XP CD, if you do
> not have it at hand go to
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml , get the key finder
> and write the key down.
>
> The following steps WILL wipe your drives and create a single C: drive.
>
> 1.Ensure that the BIOS is set to boot from the CD as the first boot
> device.
> 2. Place your XP CD in the CD drive and reboot the machine
> 3. Go through to setup XP and delete both partitions
> 3. Reboot the machine from the XP CD
> 4. Alow setup to run, you should be given the opertunity to format the
> HDD, do so then let XP install.
> 5. Once installed reset your BIOS so that the HDD is the first boot
> device
> 6. Install the required other drivers
> 7. You will need to reactivate windows.
>
> If your machine has SP2 on it and you CD does not have SP2 you will
> either have to uninstall SP2 or slipstream SP2 to your version of XP.
>
> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
> http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
>
> How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
>