formatting hard drive on XP

Question

Can somebody, anybody PLEASE give me simple instructions on how to format my hard drive on a computer that is running XP Pro.

volcano11 · Answer

Assuming that the drive you want to format is the drive currently running Windows XP, this will involve the reinstallation or clean installation of Windows XP. You don't say which model computer you have, so I can only point you to generic instructions for doing this:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

Dell has instructions specific for each model computer that you can find by clicking on the Solutions tab at the top of the Dell forum window, then clicking on Reinstallation Guide, then operating system, then Windows XP. Or, if you post your model, I can provide a direct link.

Steve

gryjhnhpe · Answer

You this link & select XP Home or PRO then method , ie: Used Hard Drive has text & large pictures of Clean Install.
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/

Use this link for Clean Install of XP , if you click on Pictures they Expand for easy view
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html (Delete existing partition at step 10b for Clean Install)

or use this link ( *** Delete existing partition at step 5 for Clean Install ***)
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

Clean Install deletes existing partition (like FDISK) & Formats HD during Install of Windows XP from XP CD.
Set BIOS to use CD-ROM as 1st boot device usually by pressing F2 during boot (startup).

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formatting hard drive on XP

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