Re-formating a Windows XP, NTFS partition.

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I had installed XP Home Edition a while ago on my pc. I now feel the need to re-format my drive and re-install XP on it. I am currently using NTFS on my pc. I tried re-installing XP but it does not allow me to format the drive prior to the installation. How can I get around that without finding a Win98 machine and using the fdisk.exe to fdisk my drive. Also, will using win98 fdisk, fdisk an NTFS partition? I don't think so

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Do it again. You probably chose Repair Install , which only repairs XP and
does not reformat. You need to chose delete all partitions and do a fresh
install. Jym



Karim said:
I had installed XP Home Edition a while ago on my pc. I now feel the need
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to re-format my drive and re-install XP on it. I am currently using NTFS on
my pc. I tried re-installing XP but it does not allow me to format the drive
prior to the installation. How can I get around that without finding a Win98
machine and using the fdisk.exe to fdisk my drive. Also, will using win98
fdisk, fdisk an NTFS partition? I don't think so.
 
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
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Karim said:
I had installed XP Home Edition a while ago on my pc. I now feel the
Click to expand...
need to re-format my drive and re-install XP on it. I am currently
using NTFS on my pc. I tried re-installing XP but it does not allow me
to format the drive prior to the installation. How can I get around
that without finding a Win98 machine and using the fdisk.exe to fdisk
my drive. Also, will using win98 fdisk, fdisk an NTFS partition? I
don't think so.
 
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