20-02-2007, 11:44 AM
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please help format
i want to format a hard drive that has windows xp installed
can i format drive even if you dont have windows xp cd this is an old computer i picked up and needs a good clean out thanks helen06 |
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20-02-2007, 11:28 AM
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Formatting a hard drive or one of its partitions will completely erase everything on it. So, if you don't have a CD from which to reinstall Windows, don't do it.
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20-02-2007, 02:21 PM
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format C:
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you only need the XP CD if you want to reload or clean install XP
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