Formatting hard drive and re-installating windows

[Pete]

I need to completly wipe my hard disk and start afresh.
Is there an easy way to format/clean my C: drive.

Your help would be most appreciated

Thanks

 

[Papa]

Just boot up with your XP disk, reformat the hard drive, then re-install XP.
All data will of course be lost.

 

[Papa]

Almost forgot. If you have a RESTORE disk, using it may be all that is
necessary. How was the OS installed originally?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Best to remove the existing system partition, then use the free space to
create a new one before formatting. Not doing so often results in a repair
or parallel installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I need to completly wipe my hard disk and start afresh.
Is there an easy way to format/clean my C: drive.

Just boot from the Windows XP CD and follow the prompts for a
clean installation. It will do the reformat for you.

You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Pete]

Thanks for the help Ken,

Instructions were clear and the Clean install worked
perfectly, everything is up and running nicely, cheers

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Thanks for the help Ken,

Instructions were clear and the Clean install worked
perfectly, everything is up and running nicely, cheers

You're welcome. Glad to help.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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