Diane reinstalling xp is a task in itself.  Seems if you did any upgrades at all it will tell you that current version is newer and won't let you install it.  You have to use a boot disk to get around this but xp does not have one.  I did it with win98 boot disk but it was a while back and I forgot the details.  I then did a repair hoping to save my stuff but it all got wiped out.  I think I might wait for Vista.

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David

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From: Diane Kroeckel <[log in to unmask]> 

> I was wondering if I reinstall XP Pro on my system, will it delete 
> everything, or just install over my stuff and I'd have to reinstall my 
> programs, but my data would still be there. Naturally I'd back up 
> everything first anyway. Like a nondestructive install, or a destructive 
> install. 
> 
> Diane Kroeckel 
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