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a pretty dumm question :)

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:36 pm
by fafurion
Im gettin a new mobo and procesor (by the ways thanks nohr you got me pretty hyped up about upgrading with not so much money, yep im gettin that xp1600+ and a 256m stick of ddr), and im going to move my 40g H.D to the new mobo but here comes my dumb question.... can i put win xp regardless that i already have stuff in that disk. lol <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> my asumption is that i can if i have enough space but i just dont wanna mess up. <p></p><i></i>

Re: a pretty dumm question :)

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 10:15 pm
by Nohr
Yes, you can install WinXP on a hard drive that already has data on it. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-<br>Athlon Thunderbird 1GHz@1.35GHz (9x150)<br>Iwill KK266<br>256MB Crucial PC133 CAS2 5-2-2<br>Gainward GeForce3 Ti200 4ns 231/524<br>Gateway EV910 19" monitor (1600x1200 .26mm)<br>Western Digital WD800JB 80GB 7200rpm<br>Lite-On 24/10/40x CD-RW ~ Toshiba 16/48x DVD-ROM<br>Windows XP Professional</p><i></i>