Reformatting windows XP

[Scott]

I really want to reformat my Hard Drive and re-install
Windows XP. Please help. When I try to format, by right
clicking on my hard drive, I get a message, saying this.
Cannot format. Close all disk utilities. And anything
displaying the hard drive window.

Please help. I just want to reformatt and re-install
windows XP.
Regards: Scott

 

[Guest]

I did that and when I got to that point, it wouldn't let
me Choose format that drive. Said it was being used.
Wouldn't let me format the C drive.
Scott

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Then you're not booting the computer from the CD. This is not running setup
from within XP, or from a DOS boot disk. The computer must boot directly
from the CD-ROM.

 

[Stephen]

Read up a bit before you dive in:

http://www.blkviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm

Scroll down and find the version of Windows XP you are installing. He has
step by step screenshots etc. which might be helpful.

Also:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Stephen

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| I really want to reformat my Hard Drive and re-install
| Windows XP. Please help. When I try to format, by right
| clicking on my hard drive, I get a message, saying this.
| Cannot format. Close all disk utilities. And anything
| displaying the hard drive window.
|
| Please help. I just want to reformatt and re-install
| windows XP.
| Regards: Scott