format with winxp

[jerimiah]

i am running xp pro. i just want to format my hard drive
and start over new. how do i do it? when i use a start
up disk and boot into msdos, and type format c: or fdisk,
it says bad command or file name. what do i do?

[Nicholas]

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your =
computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the =
existing
Windows partition, then create a new partition, then format the =
primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Windows XP Clean Install:=20
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

6. Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

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Nicholas

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"jerimiah" > wrote in message:=20
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| i am running xp pro. i just want to format my hard drive=20
| and start over new. how do i do it? when i use a start=20
| up disk and boot into msdos, and type format c: or fdisk,=20
| it says bad command or file name. what do i do?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp


Bruce Chambers

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"jerimiah" > wrote in message
...
> i am running xp pro. i just want to format my hard drive
> and start over new. how do i do it? when i use a start
> up disk and boot into msdos, and type format c: or fdisk,
> it says bad command or file name. what do i do?