Can I format my system disk on WinXP?

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alfaeffe

I'm trying to format my hard disk (on which WinXP Pro are
installed) to re-install it (clean installation). The
problem is that I can't format my disk at MS-DOS, as I
did with all previous versions of Windows. How can I
format my sole hard disk on XP and how can I make a
startup disk? Please help!...
 
Well there isnt a startup disk per se, there is a set of them which you can
download from microsoft.com. As for formatting , you can boot the Windows
XP CDROM and delete and recreate the partition and then format it before you
install the OS clean.
 
-----Original Message-----
I'm trying to format my hard disk (on which WinXP Pro are
installed) to re-install it (clean installation). The
problem is that I can't format my disk at MS-DOS, as I
did with all previous versions of Windows. How can I
format my sole hard disk on XP and how can I make a
startup disk? Please help!...
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I'm tryin to do the same thing myself
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Boot with the windows CD in the CD player and go to cmos
and tell it to boot off the CD player. You can format,
do a repair or a new install.
 
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