Posted July 16, 200420 yr Hello everyone, I want to reformat my entire computer and install a fresh copy of XP. I have already installed XP on one of my two HDDs, what should I do? I have done this: Tried to install XP on the second HDD and format the first one, but the original windows folder wont go away with format c:, I believe its because of some read only files, I want to wipe everything, how can I achieve this the best way possible?
July 16, 200420 yr Here's GavinO's Old Family Recipe for a clean Windows install: -Boot to a command prompt, either from a boot disk or your Windows CD. -Start FDISK -Delete all of the partitions -Reboot -If its Win95/98/Me: --Start FDISK again and create a DOS partition for the entire drive --Reboot -Enter Windows setup. -Allow setup to partition/format the drive. For WinNT/2K/XP, select 'NTFS' as the partition type. -Continue setup as normal. Clearing out the partition table insures that you don't get any random surprises later. -The Gavster Three students died that year at the academy; one was executed, one was killed in a training accident, and one died of natural causes, for a knife to back will naturally kill anyone. -RA Salvatore Like to IRC? Try http://irc.randomirc.com
