how can i wipe out my hard drive to do a clean install of windows xp?

8 thoughts on “how can i wipe out my hard drive to do a clean install of windows xp?”

1. TheAnswer says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   Sorry, but if you are asking this question, you might not know enough about computers to do this by yourself without messing up. Read up on it beforehand or get someone else to do it.

2. Vanilla says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   Have your computer boot up using your Windows XP CD, and when it asks if you want to boot with CD, press a key. There it will give you options as to what you want to do. Reformat your C drive, and then install XP.

   http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/windows/instructions/reformat.htm

   This website explains it pretty well.

3. starace7 says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   If you are doing a clean install then don’t worry about wiping out your harddrive. During the installation process Windows will give you an option to remove the partition, create a new partition then format it with NTFS before it installs the new operating system. This wipes out the harddrive before installing the new operating system.

4. Mike C says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   When you boot to the Windows CD it will give you the opportunity to delete the existing partition on your hard drive, by deleting the partition you will delete everything in it so you have your clean install.

5. dpgdawg says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   When you put in your XP CD
   It will give you the option to Format
   the HD.

6. Gazza says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   G’Day

   Insert your XP install disk and let it run.

   When it tells you that it has found an existing operating system and do you want to leave the file system intact or format it, choose Full NTFS Format.

   Gazza

7. SALEEN S7 says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   talk to the computer guy

8. ELfaGeek says:

   July 6, 2009 at 4:32 am

   Go to:

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