reformatting hardrive

[jen]

how can i reformat my hard drive with XP? with millenium i
used the restore disc and it gave me the option of doing a
clean sweep of the hard drive. But when i try it with
millenium it doesnt delete everything. Like my docs and
games i have installed are still there but all my
downloaded programs are gone. any ideas? thanks

[Chris Lanier]

If you use a restore disk contact thr maker of your computer for help, if
you use a Windows XP CD-ROM to install follow below instrutions.

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

"jen" > wrote in message
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> how can i reformat my hard drive with XP? with millenium i
> used the restore disc and it gave me the option of doing a
> clean sweep of the hard drive. But when i try it with
> millenium it doesnt delete everything. Like my docs and
> games i have installed are still there but all my
> downloaded programs are gone. any ideas? thanks