DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

Clean Install Vista over XP

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/clean-install-vista-over-xp.101205/

A
anna_don Original post #1
Nov 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I have a system running Windows XP. There are four partitions

C:\ (System Partition)
D:\ (Contains Documents)
E:\ (Contains Documents)

ie. C:\ , D:\ & E:\ are partitions in HDD 0

F:\ (Separate Internal Hard Disk on SATA) => HDD 1

XP is giving me problems, so I bought a new OS - Vista Home Premium and I want to install it after removing XP. Can I format C:\ and install Vista Home Premium while leaving the data on the other partitions intact? I know it can be done with XP...

How about I move all the data I want intact to F:\ and then I format HDD 0 completely? Will Vista be able to access the files in F:\ after that?

Thanx in advance....
toofan
toofan #2
Nov 3, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Yes you can access these file without any problem.
A
Nov 3, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Thanks dude.....