wipe hard disk & clean install

[Ian Campbell]

I would like to repartition, completely wipe my hard disk and perform a
clean install of xp pro, without some dodgy stuff which was there before. So
far I have had no luck with the "format" command in command line "as the
volume is still in use". I have attempted to perform a clean install, which
although successfull managed to leave all my old programs and documents
intact, possibly including some old viruses. Can anyone please help,
preferably in plain English, as I`m not very tech savvy.

 

[Shady]

get clearhdd.exe from samsung site copy this file to a win98 start up disc
when you boot to the a: prompt type clearhdd 0 this will wipe yor hard disc
then you can boot from your xp cd and do a clean install

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I would like to repartition, completely wipe my hard disk and
perform a clean install of xp pro, without some dodgy stuff which
was there before. So far I have had no luck with the "format"
command in command line "as the volume is still in use". I have
attempted to perform a clean install, which although successfull
managed to leave all my old programs and documents intact, possibly
including some old viruses. Can anyone please help, preferably in
plain English, as I`m not very tech savvy.

get clearhdd.exe from samsung site copy this file to a win98 start up
disc when you boot to the a: prompt type clearhdd 0 this will wipe
your hard disc then you can boot from your xp cd and do a clean install

Not sure why Shady has you low-level formatting your hard drive..

Go here. Follow closely:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm

 

[Ian Campbell]

Thanks people. Normal install left traces of old stuff, but lo-level format
was successful. I copied the free Samsung file
(http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/support/faqs/
faqs_20000120_0000000036.htm) onto a MS DOS startup floppy and everything
was wiped.