Formating my HD with XP ?

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Hey Everyone,

I have a question for everyone , hopefully you guys can help me out. So i
set my BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM , so i can type "R" to launch the
Recovery Mode , in order to start the format process.

HOWEVER ... for some reason ... when i get to the menu screen to either hit
"Enter" to continue with install or "R" for Recovery Installation , or F3 to
exit ... my keyboard freezes up ... and i am unable to tell the installer
that i want "R"

I have a Microsoft Wireless Mulitimedia Keyboard and Mouse , and it works
fine .. up until that point in the install ?!?!?

Any suggestions ?

Bob
 
Bobbyd said:
Hey Everyone,

I have a question for everyone , hopefully you guys can help me out. So i
set my BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM , so i can type "R" to launch the
Recovery Mode , in order to start the format process.

HOWEVER ... for some reason ... when i get to the menu screen to either
hit
"Enter" to continue with install or "R" for Recovery Installation , or F3
to
exit ... my keyboard freezes up ... and i am unable to tell the installer
that i want "R"

I have a Microsoft Wireless Mulitimedia Keyboard and Mouse , and it works
fine .. up until that point in the install ?!?!?

Any suggestions ?
Click to expand...

Try a different keyboard?
 
Bobbyd said:
Hey Everyone,

I have a question for everyone , hopefully you guys can help me out. So i
set my BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM , so i can type "R" to launch the
Recovery Mode , in order to start the format process.
Click to expand...


The format process can't be started from within the Recovery Console,
so don't press <R>.

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



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