format

[Bruce]

How do I format my hard drive
I have windows xp

[Norm]

If your referring to the disk where XP is installed then just change your
bios to boot from cd, install the XP cd and follow the prompts.
"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> How do I format my hard drive
> I have windows xp
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[Chris Lanier]

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

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website of
the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available
Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers.

****All Courtesy of Nicholas

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> How do I format my hard drive
> I have windows xp

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Bruce > typed:

> How do I format my hard drive
> I have windows xp


Boot from the XP CD and follow the prompts.

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Ken Blake
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