reformatting

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I was wondring if someone here could help me with
reformatting my computer. Every time i try to reformat it
leaves all my previous hardware and installation in.
 
houdi said:
I was wondring if someone here could help me with
reformatting my computer. Every time i try to reformat it
leaves all my previous hardware and installation in.
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Boot with Windows XP CD..

When it asks which partition to install on (a few screens down the path),
DELETE the partitions you see.. Create double the amount of partitions there
was.. Format and then stop the installation process. Reboot with the
Windows XP CD again and when it gets to the point where it asks which
partition to install on, delete all partitions and create the partition
scheme you want - continue with installation.

You *will* lose all data on that drive/partition set.
 

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