On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:28:04 -0600,
wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:35:22 -0500, lugnut <> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:20:47 -0600, ""
>><> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a lenovo laptop with a C:\prefetch with all their crap on it. I
>>>want to blow away ALL their crap and just install Windows XP which is
>>>on there right now and I have the Windows XP CD for. How do I do
>>>that....blow away the prefetch drive and just install Windows XP?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>The prefetch is not necessarily your problem. It is only a repository
>>for windows during the boot and loading process. It can be disabled in
>>the registry. Info on doing this in the registry is available on the
>>net. Many, if not most, of the trial packages can be uninstalled. I
>>prefer to use an uninstaller called Revo which does a decent job of
>>cleaning them one-by-one. If it has the Norton package, you can find
>>the Norton remover package on their site. That is the only one I have
>>found that can actually remove Norton from a machine. Norton's
>>installation heavily infest the OS with all sorts of stuff highly
>>resistant to reason and removal. It is also one of the biggest offender
>>when it come to hogging resources and slowing a machine.
>>
>>In order to prevent and eliminate all the trial stuff, you can use
>>something like PC Decrapifier IIRC. Unless you have the driver
>>preinstall, restore or setup disk from Lenovo, you are taking a huge
>>chance of not being able to reload the OS during a re-install. Your
>>machine has a good possibility of having a SATA hard drive which is not
>>recognized by Windows XP. That is why you will need the Lenovo driver
>>disk or a system restore disk to install the drivers before XP will
>>reinstall. A system restore disk may very well take you back to the
>>machine's as-manufactured config destroying any data you have in the
>>process. You may also find yourself with a deactivated OS requireng
>>phone assistance from MS to get that straightened out, recombobulated or
>>sorted.
>>
>>Lastly, unless you are comfortable doing any of this or willing to brick
>>the machine in the case of a screwup, you should simply leave it until
>>you are comfy with the process and risks involved.
>>
>>Lugnut
>
> So first I need to get the SATA drives loaded on a CD.
>
> Then I need to format the drive. No problem. Use the Sata CD and then
> load Windows. Then find the correct drivers.
>
> That's about it? That's not that hard.
>
> My problem is I KNOW they have a partition on there that is locked...one
> I can't format. THAT'S the one I need to get rid of. I believe it's part
> of the Pre fetch. Any ideas?
There isn't any partition flavor that cannot be deleted. And it wouldn't
be called prefetch. If XP sees the hard drive, you won't need to load a
driver. If it were mine I might be inclined to buy a new drive. I usually
do anyway to have a spare.
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