easiest way to format hard drive/reinstall xp?

[jasmus]

My friend wants to format his hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. Is there a way to do this with just the Windows XP install cd?

The way I've done this in the past is:
Create a windows 98 boot disk with Cdrom support.
(Microsoft's site has utility that creates xp setup boot disks - 6 of them - why do you need 6 disks? Is this better than the one windows 98 boot disk?)

boot the computer.
change drive to c:\
format c:\
change drive to d:\
type setup.exe
Windows XP installs!

is there an easier way?

Thanks for the help!

[Force Flow]

Just boot with the XP CD. You may have to add the CDROM to the boot devices list in the BIOS.

You can format the drive in XP's setup.