Formatting hard drive.

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Len Spagnol

When I first installed Winxp home version It went merrily
and bango it was done
Now I want to formatt my harddrive to it wants the
administrator password
I don't remember putting one in as win xp set up.How do
I bypass that so I can formatt the harddrive?
Thanks.....
Lenny.
 
Len;
Where are you getting a request for a password, it is not needed to
reload Windows XP.

Clean Installation:
Disconnect all peripherals (camera, printer, scanner, etc)
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.

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.
 
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