Format a hard drive using Windows 2000?

[Steve]

How do I format a hard drive using windows 2000?
If anybody could send me step by step dummy proof
instructions it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Steve

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

Are you installing for the first time? Are you formatting a new additional
hard drive in your system? Be specific.

In general, Go into your Computer Management console, Disk Management, find
the hard drive you wish to format, create a partition and then format.


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Daniel Chang
Server Setup Team

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----

Are you installing for the first time? Are you formatting a new additional
hard drive in your system? Be specific.

In general, Go into your Computer Management console, Disk Management, find
the hard drive you wish to format, create a partition and then format.

need instructions on how to start it. Thanks.

 

[Steve]

-----Original Message-----

Are you installing for the first time? Are you formatting a new additional
hard drive in your system? Be specific.

In general, Go into your Computer Management console, Disk Management, find
the hard drive you wish to format, create a partition and then format.

possible. I'm trying to install XP and would like to
start from a clean slate. Thanks. Steve

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

*shrug*
106419 Removing Non-DOS Partitions with Debug

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=106419

You can delete just delete partition during the setup process, (after you've
booted off the CD and selecting which partition to install to)...



HTH



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Daniel Chang
Server Setup Team

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

NOTE: Please reply to the newsgroup and not directly to me. This allows
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more timely response. Thank you!
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