formating hard drive

[w filipowicz]

I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP
Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do I
need to do any special things? How do I go about doing
this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP HOME
on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in
case to add second drive.

[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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"w filipowicz" > wrote in message: =20
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| I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP=20
| Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do I=20
| need to do any special things? How do I go about doing=20
| this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP HOME=20
| on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in=20
| case to add second drive.

[w filipowicz]

Thanks for the help, I know that there are others out
there that appreciate the help that you give us new users
that do not have all the knowledge that you guys (and
girls) do. Thanks again

>-----Original Message-----
>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:
>
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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>
>"w filipowicz" > wrote in
message:
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>
>| I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP
>| Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do
I
>| need to do any special things? How do I go about doing
>| this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP
HOME
>| on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in
>| case to add second drive.
>.
>

[Michael Stevens]

"w filipowicz" > wrote in message
...
> I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP
> Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do I
> need to do any special things? How do I go about doing
> this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP HOME
> on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in
> case to add second drive.


You could image the old drive to the new one with imaging software.
Steps to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com

[w filipowicz]

WOW you have a VERY interesting site!


>-----Original Message-----
>
>"w filipowicz" > wrote in message
...
>> I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP
>> Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do
I
>> need to do any special things? How do I go about doing
>> this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP HOME
>> on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in
>> case to add second drive.
>
>
>You could image the old drive to the new one with imaging
software.
>Steps to clean install XP.
>http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>--
>
>Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

>http://michaelstevenstech.com
>
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Stevens]

w filipowicz wrote:
> WOW you have a VERY interesting site!
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> "w filipowicz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I am replacing my hard drive am going to install WIN XP
>>> Home what is the procedure to format the hard drive. Do I
>>> need to do any special things? How do I go about doing
>>> this. I am taking my old drive out which now has XP HOME
>>> on it. Running out of room on drive not enough room in
>>> case to add second drive.
..

Thank you.
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com