[pchelpers] Re: question about XP pro

Billyus Eximius wrote:
> dear all, when you do a format but use the "keep existing settings" or 
> whatever the exact wording is, of the XP install disc, will it keep all your 
> ISP  and email settings too?
> Billy
Surely that depends on what you format. If the partition containing your 
email information is formatted it's usually the end of it. In some cases 
a quick format just removes all the file entries by altering their 
names. A full format does the whole surface (slower).
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