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Reinstalling Windows XP
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/ June 1, 2009 / 2:28 min.
Reinstall Windows XP - Overview
Over time your computer, like your car, doesn't run as well as it once did. You may do all the things you're supposed to like defragment the hard drive, clean the registry, remove junk files and so on. Often, after a period of time, it's not your maintenance that's the problem. More likely your copy of Windows has become corrupted. Through power outages, power surges, turning the computer off improperly, and many other factors. You don't need to clean your PC and you don't need to repair Windows. What's needed is a "clean install" of Windows XP. Here's how!
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- Over time your copy of Windows becomes corrupted.
- This occurs for a variety of reasons including power outages, power
surges, and more.
- Even if you do all the maintenance you should, like defragmenting,
cleaning the Registry, and the like, at some point it won't make a
difference.
- When Windows stops functioning properly and you can feel that it's
slowed down it may well be time for a fresh start.
- Totally reinstalling Windows, or any operating system, is called a
"clean install".
- A clean install gets your copy of Windows exactly the way it was the
day you got it.
- Doing a "repair" isn't good enough to solve this problem so only
reinstalling will do.
- I'll also show you how to keep all your data from your sluggish PC.
- When you're finished your PC will be running faster, your data will be
in place, and you'll get more done with less frustration.
- Join me for this 10-part series on reinstalling Windows XP!
- This occurs for a variety of reasons including power outages, power
surges, and more.
- Even if you do all the maintenance you should, like defragmenting,
cleaning the Registry, and the like, at some point it won't make a
difference.
- When Windows stops functioning properly and you can feel that it's
slowed down it may well be time for a fresh start.
- Totally reinstalling Windows, or any operating system, is called a
"clean install".
- A clean install gets your copy of Windows exactly the way it was the
day you got it.
- Doing a "repair" isn't good enough to solve this problem so only
reinstalling will do.
- I'll also show you how to keep all your data from your sluggish PC.
- When you're finished your PC will be running faster, your data will be
in place, and you'll get more done with less frustration.
- Join me for this 10-part series on reinstalling Windows XP!
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