clearing a computer

[johnolivieri]

I have an old computer that I'm giving to my young sons. My question is how do I clear everything off of the harddrive and then reinstall windows xp home.
thanks!!!!!!

[Jaggannath]

Just insert the Windows XP CD and do a clean install, it should reformat your drive... just don't do a repair install, because that won't

Another option is to go into command prompt and type in del *.*

[johnolivieri]

Thanks I'll Give It A Try!!

[Cricket]

If you want to wipe the hard drive clean you can use a zero fill utility like Darik's Boot and Nuke or KillDisk.

Cricket

[sgtspector]

Another option is to go into command prompt and type in del *.*
That will only delete the root files not subdirectories.

[sgtspector]

Originally Posted by Jaggannath Just insert the Windows XP CD and do a clean install, it should reformat your drive... just don't do a repair install, because that won't Another option is to go into command prompt and type in del *.*

Using del *.* will only delete the files in the root not subfolders.