Nerwin Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I have 5 Portions on my computer and i want to reinstall windows (Drive C) and reformat, if i reformat will it erase the data on the other portions?Question # 2 I want to reformat becasue I installed a new sound card and a video card, will my computer be any faster if i reinstall? if not can anyone give me tips to make my computer faster?SpecsIntel P4 3.2Ghz W/HT 800FSB1 GIG of ram250 GIG Sata HDDATI Radeon 9250 128MB 400Mhz AGPCreative Live Sound Blaster! Sound CardAnd Windows Xp Pro W/Sp2If you need anymore info, Just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfX2 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 when you say "Portions" you mean partitions, right?and yes if you reinstall windows your computer will be faster because windows will think as the sound card and video card as "pre installed" and they might even work better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 As always, a backup is *strongly recommended* whenever doing such large operations on the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 (edited) when you say "Portions" you mean partitions, right?and yes if you reinstall windows your computer will be faster because windows will think as the sound card and video card as "pre installed" and they might even work better!Yes i Mean partitions, Can i install on a partition ( C drive)? With out Losing my other data on the other portions?EDIT: I Backed up my Data on a External HDD. Edited March 2, 2006 by computerMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Is there anything i should do before i install windows, Like delete partitions, uninstall Programs or anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunaksoy Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 If you only format C then the rest of the partitions will be fine, you won't lose anything unless something goes wrong.Is there anything i should do before i install windows, Like delete partitions, uninstall Programs or anything else?No, you just format the Windows partition and reinstall Windows.If you want to make Windows faster without reinstalling it you can couple of things. 1 remove any unnessecary program2 defragment your harddrive3 scan for spyware/ virusses4 clean the registry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 I did reinstall, and it's not working, it will reboot when it says its going to reboot in 15 seconds and when it reboots it will boot from the cd and start to install again, i always have this probelm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Problem Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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