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Hello iam trying to format my hard drive, and would like some gudiance on how to do it. iam not a stranger to computers. i just dont want to screw my hard drive up.iam using windows XP Home edition -thanks
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Hello ArNy,

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i just dont want to screw my hard drive up
Are you mad? OK, I guess the question I need to ask is, what would you do with the HDD afterwards, do you intend to reinstall Windows or use it as a secondary HDD or something?


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i just plan to reinstall windows
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Then it simple. All you need to do is put in your installation CD. Shortly after the start of your installation, Windows Setup ask you if you want to format your drive:



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If your unsure on what to do, have a look at this Microsoft KB 313348 about formatting...

How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP


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Then it simple. All you need to do is put in your installation CD. Shortly after the start of your installation, Windows Setup ask you if you want to format your drive:
so just put the windows cd in when i boot up the machine?
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