formatting

[dany krimerman]

i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?

[Curt]

"dany krimerman" > wrote in message
...
> i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
> i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
> how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?
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If you are using XP, you can boot from the XP cd by going into your bios and
settting your boot sequence to start with your cd-rom. Once that's done,
pop the XP cd in and restart your system and follow the prompts. Same is
true with Win2K I believe. If I'm wrong about Win2K, someone will correct
me. For Win98 & Me you can use a system boot disk to fdisk and format.
WWW.Bootdisk.com has them available for download
--
Curt

[M. Rajesh]

Hi,

Use Fdisk to format your Hdd and create partitions.

Regards
M. Rajesh
www.winxpsolution.com


>-----Original Message-----
>i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
>i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
>how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?
>
>
>.
>

[dany krimerman]

but how exactly to format?!
>-----Original Message-----
>"dany krimerman" > wrote in
message
...
>> i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
>> i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
>> how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>----
>If you are using XP, you can boot from the XP cd by
going into your bios and
>settting your boot sequence to start with your cd-rom.
Once that's done,
>pop the XP cd in and restart your system and follow the
prompts. Same is
>true with Win2K I believe. If I'm wrong about Win2K,
someone will correct
>me. For Win98 & Me you can use a system boot disk to
fdisk and format.
>WWW.Bootdisk.com has them available for download
>--
>Curt
>
>
>.
>

[Tom Porterfield]

dany krimerman wrote:

> but how exactly to format?!

Booting with the XP CD, XP setup will start. Choose the option to do a
new XP install, not an upgrade or repair. With that option you will be
taken to a screen to select the partition on which to install XP. On
that screen you can select and delete or format any existing partitions.

--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows XP & Smart Display
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follows to the newsgroup only

[Patrick]

M. Rajesh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Use Fdisk to format your Hdd and create partitions.
You do *not* use 'fdisk' to format your drive.
Use 'fdisk' to partition your drive.
Use 'format' to format your drive.
>
> Regards
> M. Rajesh
> www.winxpsolution.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
>> i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
>> how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?
>>
>>
>> .

[Patrick]

dany krimerman wrote:
> but how exactly to format?!

As has been described; you can even delete the partitions if you want to and
recreate a single partition (from the two), or create three partitions if
you want.
You could format your partitions from a bootable-floppy with the 'format'
command on it, but thiere should be no need to if you have the XP-CD.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> "dany krimerman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> i have a pc with two partitions , C and D.
>>> i want to format the computer (erase EVERYTHING!).
>>> how do i do that and how i install windows afterwards?
>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> -------------------
>> ----
>> If you are using XP, you can boot from the XP cd by going into your
>> bios and settting your boot sequence to start with your cd-rom.
>> Once that's done, pop the XP cd in and restart your system and
>> follow the prompts. Same is true with Win2K I believe. If I'm wrong
>> about Win2K, someone will correct me. For Win98 & Me you can use a
>> system boot disk to fdisk and format. WWW.Bootdisk.com has them
>> available for download --
>> Curt
>>
>>
>> .