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Posted by CrasherKid on Apr-15-2005 19:07:

Formatting C:\ in Windows XP

How does one format XP????

Cheers

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Apr-15-2005 19:52:

what os are you putting on?

Posted by CrasherKid on Apr-15-2005 19:59:

same one, but my comp is messed so i want to format the c:

Posted by ryo on Apr-15-2005 20:05:

Boot from cd, the option has to be on there somewhere. I know I've had some troubles with it too. That's when you miss Dos again.

Posted by MaxTO on Apr-15-2005 20:16:

The way I do it.

1)Reboot with WinXP cd.

2)Delete the C partition.

3)Recreate the C partition.

4)Format C partition.

5)Install WinXP.

Posted by Pett on Apr-15-2005 22:18:

quote:
Originally posted by n0bben
The way I do it.

1)Reboot with WinXP cd.

2)Format C partition.

3)Install WinXP.

+1

or use on the those handy boot cd's http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/

Posted by Ian on Apr-15-2005 23:54:

quote:
Originally posted by n0bben
The way I do it.

1)Reboot with WinXP cd.

2)Format C partition.

3)Install WinXP.

and don't forget to reinstall about 2 years of windows updates when ur back online

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Apr-15-2005 23:56:

buy an apple mac & get no more shitty windows problems.

Posted by tribu on Apr-19-2005 05:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_
buy an apple mac & get no more shitty windows problems.

Get shitty OSX problems instead.

Or use Linux and have installation problems, then give up with a half-install...

Posted by Kledsky on Apr-19-2005 06:02:

dont forget to go into your bios by pressing F2 DEL or some key like that in the beginning of boot and change your boot priority to CD-ROM and not your hard drive. Then boot of the cd and in the beginning it will ask you if you would like to reinstall over an existing Windows installation, you say no and that you would like to do a new install of Windows. It will ask you to format the partition NTFS n such just say yes and fallow the rest of the prompts.

Posted by kossack on Apr-19-2005 18:09:

doesn't seem to matter what OS i have i manage to crash them somehow... computers at home, work, friends' house, public terminals, i have even crashed my cell phone a few times. wtf wrong wit me?

Posted by _Nut_ on Apr-20-2005 15:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Ian^
and don't forget to reinstall about 2 years of windows updates when ur back online

Service pack 2 covers about 90% of the needed updates. Then just do a win update and get the rest in on download