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  • hershie
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2002
    • 4642

    #1

    Help With Format C

    I have Windows XP Professional installed and I can't figure out how to Format my hard drive. I am installing a different OS and want to wipe out my C drive completely.

    Thanks for the help.
  • flashfire
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    • Feb 2003
    • 13098

    #2
    create a dos boot disk...or download one, boot then format C:

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    • SlickCash Brock
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2004
      • 935

      #3
      Start installing adn it will promt you with a question wheter to keep existing format or reformat. Then it will warn of lose of all data on drive......Go crazy....you forget how fast computers are until you reinstall everyhting fresh
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      • Morphius
        Confirmed User
        • May 2002
        • 1005

        #4
        Put XP sidk in and reinstall, it will ask you if you want to format

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        • hershie
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2002
          • 4642

          #5
          I just bought Windows XP Home edition, and when I went to install thinking it would format for me and remove XP professional now on there, it gave me a warning that having more than one OS may cause problems...but nothing about removing XP Profesional. I'll try again then, thanks.

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          • pradaboy
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            • Dec 2003
            • 12931

            #6
            set 1st boot device in BIOS to CDROM and then insert the XP Home in the cdrom when starting up.

            It should boot from cdrom now [or you have to press any key] and you can choose delete partition/format somwhere along the line

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            • StuartD
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              • Jul 2002
              • 29903

              #7
              Originally posted by hershie
              I just bought Windows XP Home edition, and when I went to install thinking it would format for me and remove XP professional now on there, it gave me a warning that having more than one OS may cause problems...but nothing about removing XP Profesional. I'll try again then, thanks.
              Yeah... it should keep going until it gets to a point where you get to pick which drive to install it on, and then a choice to format it.
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              • garce
                Confirmed User
                • Oct 2001
                • 7103

                #8
                Originally posted by pradaboy
                set 1st boot device in BIOS to CDROM and then insert the XP Home in the cdrom when starting up.

                It should boot from cdrom now [or you have to press any key] and you can choose delete partition/format somwhere along the line

                Worked for me.

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                • hershie
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 4642

                  #9
                  I'm back online. Thanks for all the great tips and advice guys

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                  • DEA - banned for life
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                    • Nov 2004
                    • 7886

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Morphius
                    Put XP sidk in and reinstall, it will ask you if you want to format

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