format

  • Thread starter Thread starter Dave Heffron
  • Start date Start date
D

Dave Heffron

I recently upgraded my computer runnining 98SE to XP pro.
I didn't format the hard drive before installing, i did
switch to NTFS file system from fat32.
The installation encountered some errors but, completed.
The computer isn't running properly and I would like to
completely reformat the hard drive and install XP pro
again. I'm having trouble figuring out how to format the
hard drive since my file system is NTFS. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave
 
I recently upgraded my computer runnining 98SE to XP pro.
I didn't format the hard drive before installing, i did
switch to NTFS file system from fat32.
The installation encountered some errors but, completed.
The computer isn't running properly and I would like to
completely reformat the hard drive and install XP pro
again. I'm having trouble figuring out how to format the
hard drive since my file system is NTFS. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave
Click to expand...
If you boot from the XP CD, run setup, formatting the HDD is there in
the options. The fact that its NTFS doesn't really matter, formatting
is what creates the file system on the disk so it wipes out whatever was
there before.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

SATA can exFAT and Not FAT32 8
WinXP NTFS Maximum Internal HDD Size 1
Achieving a FAT32/NTFS partition? 6
How do I format a hard drive 9
"The disk in drive G cannot be formatted" "Windows was unable to complete the format" 3
Using Partition Magic to change XP from NTFS to FAT32 13
Reverting to FAT 32 8
Question about formatting/converting C: drive to NTFS 1

Back
Top