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I am going to ask a dumb question, "Why would you want to format a CD?"
Once the CDRW is formatted, it basically becomes a huge floppy disk. I
guess there is a use for such a thing, I just do not know what it is.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 1. Open XP's "Help and Support" program.
> 2. In the Search box type: ERASE , and hit enter.
> 3. Click on the task titled: Erase files from a CD.
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> "meklare" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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> | How do you format a cd on windows xp. Sorry I'm very new
> | to computers and XP windows. Help