Hi

I have built a new PC putting an 80gig HDD in which is used but known tobe
working fine (not very old). During installation od XP I chose to delete to
existing partion, then create a new one, then format that drive (full, not
quick format).

During the first restart on the installation of XP a note popped up telling
me there is already a folder named \Windows do I want to over-write it -
Isaid yes, but now it's running I am being asked which o/s I want to boot -
there is only the one!!!!

Where is it seeing another o/s on a ntfs formatted disk of just one
partition?

Ron

Cast-it Admin <cast-it@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have built a new PC putting an 80gig HDD in which is used but known
> tobe working fine (not very old). During installation od XP I chose
> to delete to existing partion, then create a new one, then format
> that drive (full, not quick format).
>
> During the first restart on the installation of XP a note popped up
> telling me there is already a folder named \Windows do I want to
> over-write it - Isaid yes, but now it's running I am being asked
> which o/s I want to boot - there is only the one!!!!
>
> Where is it seeing another o/s on a ntfs formatted disk of just one
> partition?
>
> Ron

It doesn't sound like the partition actually got deleted. Check out
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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>> Ron
>
> It doesn't sound like the partition actually got deleted. Check out
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
>
I think you must be right....weird! thanks for the link

Ron

Cast-it Admin wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have built a new PC putting an 80gig HDD in which is used but known tobe
> working fine (not very old). During installation od XP I chose to delete to
> existing partion, then create a new one, then format that drive (full, not
> quick format).
>
> During the first restart on the installation of XP a note popped up telling
> me there is already a folder named \Windows do I want to over-write it -
> Isaid yes,

If you said no, would it have worked?

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>
> Cast-it Admin wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have built a new PC putting an 80gig HDD in which is used but known
>> tobe
>> working fine (not very old). During installation od XP I chose to delete
>> to
>> existing partion, then create a new one, then format that drive (full,
>> not
>> quick format).
>>
>> During the first restart on the installation of XP a note popped up
>> telling
>> me there is already a folder named \Windows do I want to over-write it -
>> Isaid yes,
>
> If you said no, would it have worked?
>

I'm sure that he doesn't have a time machine to go back in time to find out
what would have happened had he said no. Dumb question!