NEWBIE: How to format C: and Reinstall WinXP?

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gumppy

I have tried to format my boot Hard Drive by booting from
Win 98 floppy in A: drive. But the keyboard isn't
registering this way so cannot reformat the NTFS-formatted
C: drive to reinstall WinXP Pro.

Can I make a bootable CD with WinXP to allow me to
reformat C: in NTFS, then reinstall WinXP Pro? It's
obvious Win98 doesn't have the drivers to allow me to type
the format C: command.

TIA
 
| I have tried to format my boot Hard Drive by booting from
| Win 98 floppy in A: drive. But the keyboard isn't
| registering this way so cannot reformat the NTFS-formatted
| C: drive to reinstall WinXP Pro.
|
| Can I make a bootable CD with WinXP to allow me to
| reformat C: in NTFS, then reinstall WinXP Pro? It's
| obvious Win98 doesn't have the drivers to allow me to type
| the format C: command.

Just boot with the XP CDROM and follow the instructions.
 
gumppy said:
I have tried to format my boot Hard Drive by booting from
Win 98 floppy in A: drive. But the keyboard isn't
registering this way so cannot reformat the NTFS-formatted
C: drive to reinstall WinXP Pro.

Can I make a bootable CD with WinXP to allow me to
reformat C: in NTFS, then reinstall WinXP Pro? It's
obvious Win98 doesn't have the drivers to allow me to type
the format C: command.

TIA
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You already *HAVE* a bootable CD. Simply change the boot order in the BIOS
(see motherboard or system manual for exact details) and boot from the
Windows disc.
 
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