Not sure if tjis is ur case, but I did that once and instead, when I tried to reinstall Windows, it installed to the existing Windows folder so I had like C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS(2), \sYSTEM32 AND \sYSTEM32(2)......😵......rofl.....WIERD, HUH?? i HAD TO GO BACK AND REDO MY RE-INSTALL THAT TIME. lol! Oops, left CAPS on there for a sec. Eh, I dont feel like retyping it. LOL! Just wanted to share! 🙂