Formating without windows xp disc

[richenstony]

Hey all , i was just wondering wether it was possible to wipe my  pc of its programs and software / hardware wihout the xpdisc i used windows washer before to format my pc made a bootble disc and nofing worked had to take my pc to a shop , so how would i do it without messing anything up . Cheers for your time . 

[michaewlewis]

First of all, why do you want to format your hard drive? Is it a spare?
Second, if it is your main hard drive, you can't really format the drive without messing things up. Formatting erases your hard drive. Always back up your data before making system changes.

[patio]

DLoad a WinME bootdisk file from bootdisk.com...double clik it with a fresh floppy in the drive to create the bootdisk.
Re-boot.
At the A: prompt type in format C: /u and hit Enter.
Let it finish.

What OS are you going to be re-installing without the XP CD ? ?

p.s. if you do not have a floppy drive there are instructions at the above site to create a bootable CD with the same tools...

[GX1_Man]

Everyone needs a real Windows CD sooner or later.

Where did yours go?