Formatting when XP is installed

[Pål]

Does anyone know how I can format my harddrive when I
have XP installed? I'm trying to format my harddrive and
re-install it, but it seems there's absolutely no way of
doing so. How about just a LITTLE above average user-
friendliness, mr. Gates?

[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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"P=E5l" > wrote in message:
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| Does anyone know how I can format my harddrive when I=20
| have XP installed? I'm trying to format my harddrive and=20
| re-install it, but it seems there's absolutely no way of=20
| doing so.

[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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"Pål" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone know how I can format my harddrive when I
> have XP installed? I'm trying to format my harddrive and
> re-install it, but it seems there's absolutely no way of
> doing so. How about just a LITTLE above average user-
> friendliness, mr. Gates?