Format Hard Drive

  • Thread starter Thread starter CLYDDALL
  • Start date Start date
C

CLYDDALL

How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?

any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated
 
Go into msdos, type c:\format c: q/u
Then re-install windows.
Oh that won't work with windows xp.
Your need to use the windows installion disk for xp, by
deleting a partition and recreating one. Then you will be
asked to format it.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Paul
 
CLYDDALL said:
How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?

any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated
Click to expand...
Go into your bios...make your CD-ROM the first boot device....put your
Windows XP CD in your CD drive and reboot.....follow the instructions

--
Servo
"You gonna do something? Or just stand there and bleed?"
tservo100 at
ameritech dot net
Slow, fiery death to all spammers!!!
 
CLYDDALL said:
How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?

any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated
Click to expand...

Insert your WinXP CD and follow the instructions to reinstall and delete
the existing partition. But first be sure you have your license key at
hand, and that your backed up files are actually accessible/readable
from the medium you backed them up to.

--
The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and
data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting
of this message.
 
Greetings --

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
 
Greetings --

There is no "ms-dos" to go into on a WinXP machine.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
 
Back
Top