Format Hard Drive

[Guest]

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How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?

any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated

 

[Paul]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Go into msdos, type c:\format c: q/u
Then re-install windows.
Oh that won't work with windows xp.
Your need to use the windows installion disk for xp, by
deleting a partition and recreating one. Then you will be
asked to format it.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
>up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer
but
>it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?
>
>any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated
>.
>

 

[null]

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CLYDDALL wrote:

> How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
> up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
> it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?
>
> any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated

Insert your WinXP CD and follow the instructions to reinstall and delete
the existing partition. But first be sure you have your license key at
hand, and that your backed up files are actually accessible/readable
from the medium you backed them up to.

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[SERVO]

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CLYDDALL wrote:
> How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
> up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
> it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?
>
> any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated
Go into your bios...make your CD-ROM the first boot device....put your
Windows XP CD in your CD drive and reboot.....follow the instructions

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[Guest]

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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


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"CLYDDALL" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45a601c49050$c66fb6d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> How Do i format my hard drive? i have everything backed
> up that i need. i have tried to format in my computer but
> it wont let me do that, so how else can i do it?
>
> any suggestions would be gratefully apriciated

 

[Guest]

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Greetings --

There is no "ms-dos" to go into on a WinXP machine.

Bruce Chambers
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"Paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Go into msdos, type c:\format c: q/u