Installing Windows XP Professional over Windows XP

[hybreze44]

I have Windows XP on my hard drive, I tried to reformat my hard drive and install Windows XP Professional. What happened was I wound up having both O.S. on my hard drive and I can not reformat my hard drive to remove the Windows XP of my hard drive; help!!

 

[Guest]

Are you booting from the Windows XP CD? You can delete the partition during the Windows instalation.

 

[hybreze44]

That I didn't try yet. I kept using the Windows XP Professional to reformat. I want to thank you for your suggestion. I hope it works, because now I have a Windows XP and 2 versions of Windows XP Professional on one hard drive; and needless to say it is reaking habit on my software programs.

 

[aford10]

Yep, just boot off your XP disc. You can delete both of the current partitions. You want the whole drive to be unallocated. Then do the full format and windows install.