K
kenny
im trying to format my hard drive with windows xp and my
pc wont allow me to
pc wont allow me to
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Kenny;
Follow this for a Clean Installation
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Disconnect network/modem cable.
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.
Enable or install firewall BEFORE connecting network cable.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673
Install ALL Critical Windows Updates:
Start/All Programs/Windows Update
After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.
If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.
Follow this for a Clean Installation
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
Disconnect network/modem cable.
Go to BIOS and set CDROM as boot device before hard drive.
Insert Windows XP CD and reboot.
At "Press any key to boot to CDROM" quickly press a key and follow the
prompts for a Clean installation:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Delete all partitions in step 5 if you desire to erase all data on the
hard drive.
Partitioning and formatting will be done automatically.
All data will be destroyed, back-up important data first.
Enable or install firewall BEFORE connecting network cable.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673
Install ALL Critical Windows Updates:
Start/All Programs/Windows Update
After you are finished, you will need to load the appropriate drivers.
If your computer was shipped with Windows XP, these procedures may or
may not apply.
Check your manual or contact the computer manufacturer for more
details.
J
John Barnett - MVP
If you are trying to format your hard drive from within xp you won't be able
to because the operating system is in use.
I assume you want to reinstall xp after the format? If so then insert your
xp cd into cd-rom and reboot your machine. Allow setup to copy files to
memory. Eventually you will come to a screen that asks if you want to Repair
or Install a new copy of xp. Choose Install New Copy. The next screen will
ask where you want to put the new copy. Select C: dirve. The next screen has
'leave file system as it is' highlighted. Use the up/down arrow keys to
select format in fat32 or format in ntfs (whichever file system you want)
Press Enter and your hard drive will be reformatted. After it is formatted
xp will continue to install.
Before you decide to reformat though, make sure you have backed up any files
or data you need to keep because once you reformat you will loose everything
on the disk/partition
Hope this helps
John Barnett - MVP
Associate Expert
to because the operating system is in use.
I assume you want to reinstall xp after the format? If so then insert your
xp cd into cd-rom and reboot your machine. Allow setup to copy files to
memory. Eventually you will come to a screen that asks if you want to Repair
or Install a new copy of xp. Choose Install New Copy. The next screen will
ask where you want to put the new copy. Select C: dirve. The next screen has
'leave file system as it is' highlighted. Use the up/down arrow keys to
select format in fat32 or format in ntfs (whichever file system you want)
Press Enter and your hard drive will be reformatted. After it is formatted
xp will continue to install.
Before you decide to reformat though, make sure you have backed up any files
or data you need to keep because once you reformat you will loose everything
on the disk/partition
Hope this helps
John Barnett - MVP
Associate Expert