Drive reformat

[Gene Brabston]

I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?

thanks,

gene brabston

[Nicholas]

Gene --


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 all the =
existing
partitions, then create a new partition(s), 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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"Gene Brabston" > wrote in message:
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| I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?
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[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.

After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with
the following:

To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

In your case, press ENTER.

Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.

You will then be taken to a screen with two options.

To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing,
press ESC.

This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Gene Brabston" > wrote in message
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> I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?
>
> thanks,
>
> gene brabston
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

Check here for How to Format http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Gene Brabston" > wrote in message
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> I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?
>
> thanks,
>
> gene brabston
>
>

[Gene Brabston]

I set the BIOS to bootup from CD but the hard drive still boots up?


"Nicholas" > wrote in message
...
Gene --


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 all the
existing
partitions, then create a new partition(s), then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Windows XP Clean Install:
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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"Gene Brabston" > wrote in message:
news:V7A2b.261960$uu5.60818@sccrnsc04...

| I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?
|
| thanks,
|
| gene brabston
|
|

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

During bootup, one of the screens should display a message to the effect,
"If you wish to boot from the CD, press any key and gives about 10 seconds
in which to do so. It's usually at the bottom of that boot screen.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Gene Brabston" > wrote in message
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> I set the BIOS to bootup from CD but the hard drive still boots up?
>
>
> "Nicholas" > wrote in message
> ...
> Gene --
>
>
> 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 all the
> existing
> partitions, then create a new partition(s), then format the primary
> partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
>
> 5. Windows XP Clean Install:
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
>
> 6. Accessing Motherboard BIOS
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
>
> --
> Nicholas
>
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>
> "Gene Brabston" > wrote in message:
> news:V7A2b.261960$uu5.60818@sccrnsc04...
>
> | I want to reformat my XP drive. How do I do this?
> |
> | thanks,
> |
> | gene brabston
> |
> |
>
>