Run a Clean Install of XP: a good guide here:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Note step 10:

10. Choose the location to install.

10a If this is a clean hard drive, you can choose to create a partition in the un-partitioned space. At this point, you can allow Setup to use all the space or set a size for the partition.

10b If the hard drive or partition has a previous installation of XP you want to remove, choose to delete the partition by pressing "D". You will then be prompted to create a new partition in the empty space. This will remove all data from the deleted space.

Hi,

Sorry for such a late reply.
Sold the damn PC for good.
Thanks for the help anyway.


Cheers
Ron.

Thanks for the update and the thanks!

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