HELP, how do u reformat harddrive in XP?

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tristan

i need to reformat my hard drives cause i want a fresh
start, but it doesnt look like DOS works in XP or
something. I didnt even think dos was a part of XP...
Anyways, what do i do? what commands do i need to know?
 
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to
partition and **format** your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your omputer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website of
the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any available
Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter and audio drivers.

****All Courtesy of Nicholas
 
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