Re: loading xp professional

Posted: 06-29-2003, 07:31 PM
"Orlando" <ogonzalez@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>I want to reformat my hard drive and install xp as the
>operating system. Ive tried a couple of times but my
>hard drive does not clean up
You cannot reformat the drive on which Windows is installed from
Windows itself.
Boot from the Windows-CD. When Setup prompts you for where you want to
install Windows XP you should be able to format the drive before the
installation.

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Re: loading xp professional
Posted: 06-29-2003, 08:20 PM
Orlando wrote:
> I want to reformat my hard drive and install xp as the
> operating system. Ive tried a couple of times but my
> hard drive does not clean up
Not quite sure what you mean.

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 computer.
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 all the
existing
partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Windows XP Clean Install:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_sg_clean.asp

6. Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

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Re: loading xp professional
Posted: 06-30-2003, 04:58 PM
Hi, Orlando.

It's automatic! Not like the old MS-DOS and Win9x/ME days.

Boot from the WinXP CD-ROM and follow the prompts, including the one to
repartition and reformat the drive before Setup installs WinXP.

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> I want to reformat my hard drive and install xp as the
> operating system. Ive tried a couple of times but my
> hard drive does not clean up

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