Thread: Cant install win XP Home Edition

I'm trying to reinstall XP home edition to correct my previous mistake, every time I get to the portion of the setup process that has a list showing the existing partitions so I can delete the correct one, and after selecting "D" to delete the selected partition, it won't do it. tells me about some help.

From a examination of your position you are better off planning to start over fresh by first getting known about drive partitioning, avoid formatting .all important files you want to keep backed up on removable media or in some other form in order to start fresh from the beginning.

You have to follow some steps needed now to simply one large "primary “partition or the option for a second storage space are these.

1)third drive partitioning program will now be needed to clean the drive totally with creating the new one or two partitions for a new install of Windows. The partitioning program needed will also need to be run live from a disk you boot from free of any OS in order to see the real existing partitions to remove.

2) All present partitions are clean of the drive the new one or two will need to be formatted with the NT File System or NTFS volume to install XP on. The Windows installer for XP will actually format the new primary for use during the installation being automatic while any second or third partition would still need to be formatted.

3) The actual Windows installation automatically