Fresh start

[Joe Jopling]

How can I clean everything from my hard drive and get a
clean installation of XP -- like we used to do with
c:\format c ?

 

[Joli Ballew]

Just pop the disk in to the CD drive, and tell XP you want to install. When
prompted choose Clean Install. That should do it!

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[Amethyst]

How can I clean everything from my hard drive and get a
clean installation of XP -- like we used to do with
c:\format c ?

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 all the
existing
partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Windows XP Clean Install:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

6. Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

(courtesy of Nicholas)



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