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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: vittorio on June 24, 2005, 07:22:36 PM

Title: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: vittorio on June 24, 2005, 07:22:36 PM

i'm having trouble formatting a partition hard disk with windows xp. can anyone help me or tell me how to do it properly??  ;) ;)

Title: Re: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: dl65 on June 24, 2005, 07:37:07 PM

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i'm having trouble formatting a partition hard disk with windows xp. can anyone help me or tell me how to do it properly??  ;) ;)

Exactly what is it your trying to do ?     Do a format and a clean install ?  

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html


let us know

dl65  ::)

Title: Re: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: Raptor on June 25, 2005, 03:20:42 AM

Where do you encounter the problems?

Title: Re: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: pcdoc4christ on June 26, 2005, 02:12:56 AM

Vitorio:

This should help:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

Have fun formatting!
Doc

Title: Re: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: iammichael5 on June 26, 2005, 03:20:21 AM

USE WIN XP CD-ROM TO BOOT
AT THE WELCOME SCREEN PRESS R
YOUR SYSTEM WILL GET INTO EMERGENCY REPAIR MODE

G:\WINDOWS>FORMAT G: /Q
Y
G:\WINDOWS>EXIT

Title: Re: need help formatting windows xp
Post by: Raptor on June 26, 2005, 06:26:25 AM

Those are the most dubious intructions I have ever seen..