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.
---> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
--->
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
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 the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.
7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
After XP is installed, visit the support website of the manufacturer
of each hardware device to obtain the latest drivers or software
designed to work with Windows XP.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Hello All,
| I have a problem I need fixed soon. I am working on a
| 8200 Dell. When I insert the Win XP that came with it,
| it doesn't give me the option to format the hard drive
| before I install Win XP. So I made a floppy boot disk
| for MSDOS. When I restart with it, I can't switch over
| to the Hard drive or CD rom drive to format the drive and
| install WinXP.
|
| My question is, how do I format the Hard drive to install
| a fresh copy of WinXP?
|
| Jeremy Greene
