Formatting XP HELP PLZ!

[mistasleepi]

can anyone here tell me how to format xp? i wanna erase everything and reinstall thanks!

[NeoStarO1]

Just Boot from CD and choose option for clean install. It will tell you that it will format and erase everything and ask if you are sure.

[mistasleepi]

i put in the cd it doesn't say clean it or format all it says is, INSTALL WINDOWS XP, INSTALL WINDOWS OPTIONAL COMPONENTS, PERFORM ADDITIONAL TASK, CHECK SYSTEM COMP THAT'S ALL IT HAD

[NeoStarO1]

Choose Install Windows XP, you'll get to an option to erase everything.

[mistasleepi]

i put my cd rom into my master drive so it loads up from the cd but for some weird reason it tells me something failure can read disk or sumthing is there any other way of formattin xp?

[ben-the-slacker]

You can get an old windows boot disk. Then use fdisk to delete partitions, set up new one, then use cd to install.

[Omardeth]

don't set a new partition just delete the old partition . boot from a floppy when you get to the options hit 3 thats delete a partition . then pick 4 thats delete a non dos partition . delete the partition and get out . don't make a new partition . take the floopy out and reboot with the xp cd in . it will act like it is a drive that is brand new and make a partition and format it .

make sure u have all you want backed up before u do this