Windows Media Center Edition 2005 - Xp Professional

[Linda]

Hi
I've tried to format my C drive after installing "media centre edition" and
install "XP Professional" but it refuses to recognise the key. I've tried to
delete/format the drive but it only allows me to reinstall without
formatting the HD. I've tried numerous times but it won't let me format the
C drive at all and leaves previous user accounts and previous programs on
the drive.

I wanted to start with a completely clean drive but alas it's not allowing
me to. Has anyone got some clues for me to follow? I'm getting rather
annoyed that I can't do a clean install of XP Pro.

Thanks
Linda

[Will Denny]

Hi Linda

Try the following article by Michael Stevens:

"Clean Install Windows XP "
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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"Linda" <li...@godknowswhere.cpm> wrote in message
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[Bruce Chambers]

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Linda wrote:

Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if necessary to
accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean installation (delete the
existing partition by pressing "D" when prompted, then create a new one).

You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

But why do you want to do this? Are you aware that Windows XP Professional
is a subset of XP Media Center, and there's nothing in XP Professional
that's not also in Media Center, except the ability to join a domain (and
very few home users need that). Doing this is very likely not worth the cost
and effort.

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