fresh install xp pro on thinkpad T42 notebook
what is simple and fastest way to back up all stuff no my computer....
I found apricorn's utiltity to be very good.
I also found WD's hard drive utility to be excellent, but I cannot say if it will work with your drive.
I am assuming the system is non-booting at present.
The above solutions are worth trying...
2ndly... should i wipe off hard drive with software like " kill the disk " or some other software You guys recommend before fresh install....
Unless you suspect some extremely serious malware issues, this should not be needed.
Even then, it might be best simply to replace the drive. Drives are not very expensive these days.
3rdly, instead of wiping off HD, is it possible to erase or uninstall current OS XP vista SP3 and then reinstall new OS XP PRO.
erm... XP
vista SP3? Did you mean
Home ?
If yes, then yes.
If you meant Vista, not XP... then in general it would depend upon driver availability.
There could be some cases where "downgrading" would be difficult.
In your case...
the laptop shipped with either Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2000
So I would think there would be no major issues "upgrading" from Home to Pro.
See here...
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-57839#OS
This upgrade path is, as I understand it, not dependent upon driver availability.
It is more a matter of expanding functionality of the OS.
If, on the other hand you are intending to upgrade to xp pro
64-bit...
Then it is a matter of whether your hardware will work with the os.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-57839#OS
Does not indicate that this system is compatible with a 64-bit OS.
Added
This site ...
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...es/osInstallationLandingPage.vm&validate=true
Has instructions for installation of the various OS packages that will work with your system.
