I was trying to re-install windows xp and it didn't complete. I want to reformat my harddrive and cannot do so because windows setup application temporary files are still in use somewhere and I'm not allowed to delete everything off of my c:\NTFS partition. How do I get rid of these files so I can wipe the slate clean? I have Generic Host Process win32 errors and svchost.exe errors that are haunting me. I have tried everything out on the interenet suggest to remove the errors but nothing works. HELP!!!!
Boot from your Windows installation CD and you can reformat the main drive.
-Leo
Megan
September 15, 2008 4:32 PM
Hi, if I re-install Windows will I lose the files that I have saved to my laptop?
It depends on *how* you reinstall Windows. You should do a full backup first anyway, so no mater what you do you'll be able to recover anything.
-Leo
Margery Greene
September 22, 2008 11:14 AM
I have no Windows XP CD and the jerk who built my PC did not image the I386 on my hard drive. All I want to do is change a system configuration option, but when I try to do this from Control Panel I get prompted to insert CD/give path which I don't have at all. This is a pc with Windows XP Pro. I do have another CD with Windows XP Home from a different PC. Can I borrow this one or will the Home/Professional difference nix this?
I'd give it a try. If it works, it works. If it fails, it won't harm anything. I'm guessing you'll have to get or borrow an XP Pro CD
- Leo 23-Sep-2008
Glenn P.
October 7, 2008 1:11 PM
I'm in the same position as everyone else here. I can't even install the Recovery Console, for F's sake!!!
Is there noplace you can BUY a stupid Installation CD for your system somewhere??? Sheesh!!!
Depends entirely on where you got your computer. You can always purchase a retail copy of Windows from Amazon or other places.
- Leo 08-Oct-2008
Adam
November 7, 2008 1:06 PM
I have found i386 folder in C:\windows incase it helps anyone.
joseph
November 30, 2008 5:09 AM
i have lost my windows xp detup disk and i want to format my laptop (which already has win xp sp3 on it) then reinstall win xp to speed it up a bit
i dont have the i386 folder on this laptop either so i cant get the installation files
Contact the manufacturer or wherever you purchased your computer and get a Windows Installation CD (not a recovery CD). You need one.
- Leo 30-Nov-2008
Diane lee
December 17, 2008 2:53 AM
Hello, I hope you can help me! I bought a laptop for my b-day, it was used with new hard drive and with xp windows. Now microsoft is telling me that my windows is not legal, after 7 mos. of owning it. My computer has a product key for windows and say's it's right but microsoft say's not. So now I am to buy a new xp windows cd and re-install windows and loose every thing on my computer that I installed. I thought that you can only put xp on once, how is this legal for people who is just making it by, I am a mother of two and single and on a budget that I can't go and spend 150.00 so I can use my computer. Is there anything I can do? Thank you Diane
Reinstalling Windows certainly doesn't imply you need to lose your data or everything else you've installed. Backup first to save your data, and reinstall all your other applications once the Windows reinstall is complete.
If someone sold you an illegal copy of Windows, you're kinda stuck. Depending on your usage, you could investigate Linux (free), but likely you'll need to bite the bullet and purchase Windows.
- Leo 17-Dec-2008
brian
December 21, 2008 4:27 PM
I want to upgrade my pc from windows me to windows xp. Is it anywhere I can download the xp setup disk?
That would be illegal. You need to purchase one.
- Leo 22-Dec-2008
Zita Shuffield
December 27, 2008 10:26 AM
my computer says low disk space. I do not know what to remove. I have tried removing old security updates but it also says that removing them may cause the computer to stop working. What do I remove safely? Thanks
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August 3, 2008 4:04 PM
I was trying to re-install windows xp and it didn't complete. I want to reformat my harddrive and cannot do so because windows setup application temporary files are still in use somewhere and I'm not allowed to delete everything off of my c:\NTFS partition. How do I get rid of these files so I can wipe the slate clean? I have Generic Host Process win32 errors and svchost.exe errors that are haunting me. I have tried everything out on the interenet suggest to remove the errors but nothing works. HELP!!!!
-Leo
September 15, 2008 4:32 PM
Hi, if I re-install Windows will I lose the files that I have saved to my laptop?
-Leo
September 22, 2008 11:14 AM
I have no Windows XP CD and the jerk who built my PC did not image the I386 on my hard drive. All I want to do is change a system configuration option, but when I try to do this from Control Panel I get prompted to insert CD/give path which I don't have at all. This is a pc with Windows XP Pro. I do have another CD with Windows XP Home from a different PC. Can I borrow this one or will the Home/Professional difference nix this?
23-Sep-2008
October 7, 2008 1:11 PM
I'm in the same position as everyone else here. I can't even install the Recovery Console, for F's sake!!!
Is there noplace you can BUY a stupid Installation CD for your system somewhere??? Sheesh!!!
08-Oct-2008
November 7, 2008 1:06 PM
I have found i386 folder in C:\windows incase it helps anyone.
November 30, 2008 5:09 AM
i have lost my windows xp detup disk and i want to format my laptop (which already has win xp sp3 on it) then reinstall win xp to speed it up a bit
i dont have the i386 folder on this laptop either so i cant get the installation files
30-Nov-2008
December 17, 2008 2:53 AM
Hello, I hope you can help me! I bought a laptop for my b-day, it was used with new hard drive and with xp windows. Now microsoft is telling me that my windows is not legal, after 7 mos. of owning it. My computer has a product key for windows and say's it's right but microsoft say's not. So now I am to buy a new xp windows cd and re-install windows and loose every thing on my computer that I installed. I thought that you can only put xp on once, how is this legal for people who is just making it by, I am a mother of two and single and on a budget that I can't go and spend 150.00 so I can use my computer. Is there anything I can do? Thank you Diane
If someone sold you an illegal copy of Windows, you're kinda stuck. Depending on your usage, you could investigate Linux (free), but likely you'll need to bite the bullet and purchase Windows.
17-Dec-2008
December 21, 2008 4:27 PM
I want to upgrade my pc from windows me to windows xp. Is it anywhere I can download the xp setup disk?
22-Dec-2008
December 27, 2008 10:26 AM
my computer says low disk space. I do not know what to remove. I have tried removing old security updates but it also says that removing them may cause the computer to stop working. What do I remove safely? Thanks
28-Dec-2008
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