JSI Tip 10579. How do I reinstall Windows XP Home Edition?

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 896526 contains the following summary:

This article is Part 1 of the Reinstalling Windows XP Home guide. This part introduces this topic.

To view the other topics of the Reinstalling Windows XP Home guide, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are listed in the "References" section.

The Reinstalling Windows XP Home guide includes the following topics:

Part 1:  IntroductionPart 2:  Preparing Windows XP for reinstallationPart 3:  Creating partitionsPart 4:  Installing WindowsPart 5:  Post-installing devicesPart 6:  Configuring the work environmentPart 7:  Running Windows Update