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Does reinstalling Windows mean you will lose the files on your hard drive?
Fledermaus
If you are going to format the drive first then there are two possibilities: 1. You have all system and personal files on one drive. In this case you would lose all your files. 2. You have system files and personal files on different drives. In this case you would only lose the files on the drives that you format. As long as you don't format the drive with your personal files on it you won't lose them.
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If you reinstall windows does it erase your hard drive?
Reinstalling Windows will not erase the hard drive unless you tell it to reformat the hard drive before reinstalling the operating system. You will have to reinstall all your programs that were installed prior to reinstall but all your saved files will still be there.
Where does Windows XP store compressed old files?
On the hard drive with uncompressed files.
Can you format the hard drive and keep windows XP installed?
no. formatting a hard drive means completely removing all files, including windows...
How do you open a hard drive that contains Windows 95?
To view the files, you go to C:/Windows/ and the files are in their. Easiest way to open it
Can you free up space on your hard drive without reinstalling Windows XP?
Yes. Just uninstall any programs you don't use and delete any files you don't want to back them up to another disk.
How do I move all of my files onto my hard drive and leave Windows on my SSD drive?
Use Cut and Paste on the files you want moved.
Can you put a hard drive that is running Windows XP into a computer that was running Windows Me?
As long as they use the same data connector, yes. However, you will likely not be able to use the hard drive, as Windows XP will not usually work when transferred to another computer, and Windows Me cannot read the NTFS file system. Reinstalling Windows XP or formatting the hard drive in Windows Me will resolve these respective issues.
What does Windows Explorer shows?
Windows Explorer is the file management application in Windows. Windows Explorer can be used to navigate your hard drive and display the contents of the folders and subfolders you use to organize your files on your hard drive.
What on a computer indentifies the window?
The hard drive has the windows files on it which in turn helps the CPU indentify the windows version.
What two files systems can Windows use to format a hard drive?
FAT32 and NTFS
Does RAM upgrade require reinstalling windows?
No. Unless you are making major changes to your system's hardware, for example, replacing the hard drive, proccessor and motherboard at the same time, reinstalling the OS is not necessary. Sometimes even making major changes to the hardware will work ok without any reinstalling. The exception being if you replace the hard drive that contains the OS.
If you erased your hard drive can you recover any of the files?
It is possible with recovery software.Get this programs and install them on another hard drive with windows and then attach your formatted hard drive and try to recover your data.
