Reinstall & Reformat XP Pro

[Julie Tate.]

I need to reformat my hard drive and thought I would also uninstall &
reinstall XP Pro at the same time but have never done this before. I have
been using computers for about five years so I'm not helpless. However I'm
looking for some sort of step by step tutorial/method to help me do it
correctly. Any ideas? Thanks very much.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Julie;
Follow this for a Clean installation:
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.

After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.

If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Julie Tate." > wrote in message
...
> I need to reformat my hard drive and thought I would also uninstall
&
> reinstall XP Pro at the same time but have never done this before. I
have
> been using computers for about five years so I'm not helpless.
However I'm
> looking for some sort of step by step tutorial/method to help me do
it
> correctly. Any ideas? Thanks very much.

[Julie Tate.]

Thank-you!
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Julie;
> Follow this for a Clean installation:
> Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
> Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
> Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
> At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
> prompts for a Clean installation:
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
> Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
> hard drive.
> Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
> All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.
>
> After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.
>
> If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
> may not apply.
> Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
> details.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
> "Julie Tate." > wrote in message
> ...
> > I need to reformat my hard drive and thought I would also uninstall
> &
> > reinstall XP Pro at the same time but have never done this before. I
> have
> > been using computers for about five years so I'm not helpless.
> However I'm
> > looking for some sort of step by step tutorial/method to help me do
> it
> > correctly. Any ideas? Thanks very much.
>
>