1 Aug 2006 at 17:03 #1 Kent Kent Associate Joined 6 Jun 2006 Posts 132 Simple question; Does Windows reformat your HDD when it's re-installed? I need to know this as I am currently transfering a hard drive from one computer to a new one. Thanks.
Simple question; Does Windows reformat your HDD when it's re-installed? I need to know this as I am currently transfering a hard drive from one computer to a new one. Thanks.
1 Aug 2006 at 17:11 #3 Kent Kent Associate OP Joined 6 Jun 2006 Posts 132 bledd. said: you can just tell it to overwrite your current install, but you'll have a lot of mess on your hard drive best bet is to copy all the data you need and do a format on the drive Click to expand... Could I make a seperate partition, put all the files I want to keep on it, reformat the rest, and reinstall Windows?
bledd. said: you can just tell it to overwrite your current install, but you'll have a lot of mess on your hard drive best bet is to copy all the data you need and do a format on the drive Click to expand... Could I make a seperate partition, put all the files I want to keep on it, reformat the rest, and reinstall Windows?
