XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:23:56 +0100, John Williamson   
    wrote:   
      
   >Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   >>   As I said above-- I can't use an external USB drive -- one of the   
   >> several problems. And the ACER recovery stuff would put back the   
      
   >   
   >How up-to-date are your backups?   
   >   
    Very -- but none far enough back to precede the problems   
   >to a CD will let you   
   >mount a USB drive if the hardware's working.   
   >   
      
      
   >Once your data's safe, then you can nuke XP using either a restore CD   
   >bought from Acer   
      
   I have restore disks but that would install the original Win XP Pro   
   before SP1,2,3 etc.   
      
      
      
      
      
   >boot, assuming you've not deleted the restore partition using Partition   
   >Manager or similar.   
      
    Partitioning was done several years ago, when computer was bought   
   with NEW XP Pro   
   >   
   >As for updating Windows after installing, it's just a matter of waiting,   
   >assuming you have a wired internet connection. We all need to do it from   
   >time to time, and it's a good idea anyway, as Windows XP seems to get   
   >slower as time passes, and a re-install restores some, if not all, the   
   >original speed. Just don't ask me why it happens.   
      
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