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September 25th, 2005 14:00

Reinstalling Win XP on 4600

I am thinking of reinstalling Win XP using the disk's provided with my Dimension 4600. The process sounds straightforward enough in the manual.

I would like to know if it is as easy as it sounds and if there any risks or problems i might encounter by doing this.

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Posted September 25th, 2005 14:00
The guides online for reinstalling XP are very good, and Microsoft has made it in easy process. In my opinion there is only a single point in which the guides do not adequately explain something, and that applies only to a particular dialogue point and only if you going to partition the hard drive using the XP install CD. Let me know if you plan to partition and I will expound.
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simpswr
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Posted September 25th, 2005 14:00
This is a great guide for reinstalling on a Dell: http://www.djdenham.com/Install%20Procedures.htm Read thru it to see if you are up to it.

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Denny Denham
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Posted September 25th, 2005 15:00
graffen,

Pleae elaborate. I am always interested in improving my guide when possible.
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npd424
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Posted September 25th, 2005 15:00
The manuel does not cover formatting and the install guide is deficient. Write to dell supoport and they will give you a site where you casn print out a guide to reformat and reinstall-pay particular attention to the drivers you will install at the end and before you start you have to set your bios to boot from cd. I have the manuel which reads ez but it is not worth .....