Kill Disk - Reinstall of XP

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Hey Ya'll. Me again! I have an old computer that I will donate. I want to
run kill disk to erase the drive, then restall XP. Do you have a doc that I
can read on how to reformat, and partision the drive so I can do the fresh
install of XP. Kill disk brings the hard drive back to square one. I don't
want to pull the drive and throw it out, but keep the Pc whole so I can
donate.

Thanks

Tammie-Sue
 
GW said:
Hey Ya'll. Me again! I have an old computer that I will donate. I want
to
run kill disk to erase the drive, then restall XP. Do you have a doc that
I
can read on how to reformat, and partision the drive so I can do the fresh
install of XP. Kill disk brings the hard drive back to square one. I
don't
want to pull the drive and throw it out, but keep the Pc whole so I can
donate.

Thanks

Tammie-Sue
Click to expand...

You can go far with simply booting the system with XP CD, and running
through a clean install, choosing to delete and recreate the partition. If
you like, you can run killdisk, which you can download here:
http://www.killdisk.com/

If you have further questions regarding it, there is a user guide at that
site.

HTH
-pk
 
Thanks! Don't I have to repartision the drive before the new install of XP?
That is what I need help with. I know how to stick in the disk and run the
set up.

Tammie
 
Don't partition it. No need to.
GW said:
Thanks! Don't I have to repartision the drive before the new install of
XP?
That is what I need help with. I know how to stick in the disk and run
the
set up.

Tammie
Click to expand...
 
GW said:
Thanks! Don't I have to repartision the drive before the new install of
XP?
Click to expand...

Yes, at the start of the install, *Delete* the existing partition and
re-create it.
That is what I need help with. I know how to stick in the disk and run
the
set up.
Click to expand...

Just read carefully and follow the prompts. don't select the repair
options.

The one caveat is that partitioning and formatting are *not* available
options if you didn't boot from the CD - if you booted windows and put the
CD in. You must boot from the CD.

HTH
-pk
 
Back
Top