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06-23-2003, 07:40 PM
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How Do I Formatt A Hard Drive
I was told that can formatt a hard drive when i install windows xp but no matter what way i trie it never formatts it it just unistallss programs what is the easyest way to formatt a harddrive
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06-23-2003, 07:49 PM
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is it the only hard drive on the system, or is it one your adding to your system that already is running xp?
If it is a fresh install of xp, in the partition set up part of the set up, you should be able to delete the existing partition on the drive, the make a new one and format it. This will erase everything from the disk.. If your adding it on, then go to "my computer" and right click and go to format.... HTH |
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06-23-2003, 07:59 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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Does that hard drive already have an existing OS on it? If it does, what OS is it?
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06-23-2003, 08:09 PM
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it says it cannot be delleted in set up because it contains temp set up files and when i try to just format it says to quit all programs r2unning and to shut all windows showwing the drive but this seems impossible because format is a pr2ogram and a window
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06-23-2003, 09:01 PM
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Sounds like you are trying to install XP from within another version of Windows. You can't do that, you have to boot with the CD and do the setup that way. All you can do from within Windows is install XP as an upgrade, you can't format.
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06-24-2003, 04:19 AM
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how do i format a harddrive then do i need a program
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06-24-2003, 04:23 AM
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You need to boot from the XP CD. The formatting will take place somewhere at the beginning of the Windows XP Setup procedure.
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06-24-2003, 05:25 AM
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no there is no way to formatt from install all it does is hide every thing on desktop and uninstall all drivers and programs
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06-24-2003, 06:05 AM
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Well, then you're doing it wrong.
Try it again. Boot from the WinXP CD. Read the instructions on the screen and follow them. There will be a question where you deen to decide in which partition you want to install WinXP. Choose a partition. Then Setup will ask you if you want to format with FAT32 or NTFS or keep the settings. Choose NTFS and then the hard drive will be formatted. After that, setup continues. RJ |
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06-24-2003, 06:38 AM
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i see what your saying now i remember when i first installed it gave me the fat 32 ntfs file system option but i have reinstalled at least 12 times since then and it has never given that option again. i m in the middle of a plan now any way im going to create a partion with pation magic and the install my os on that then delete the old partion and expand the new partion over the top thanks for the help guys dos any one have any ideas why i no longer get the file system option im on ntfs all ready is that the reason
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06-24-2003, 08:39 AM
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Are you booting the computer with the XP install CD? Set the BIOS to boot from CD first and restart the computer with the CD in the drive.
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06-24-2003, 10:08 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Are you using a genuine Microsoft WinXP installation CD or a manufacturer's recovery CD?
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