How Do I Delete Everything And Start New

[Champ]

I think im refferring to formatting C

i dont want anything on the computer i want to reinstall my boot disc and everything

how do i do this i dont have anything important on the computer

[kaiweiler]

if your running the fat32 filesystem you can just boot into dos and say
c:\
then
format c:
and you should be good to go
if running ntfs filesystem the best way is to run fdisk and delete all partitions

[Champ]

how do i boot into dos?

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by Champ@23 June 2004 - 22:08
how do i boot into dos?
what os are you on??
ohh shit your on XP home, thought you were on 98 where you can just have the option to restart into dos mode, sorry.
in that case, run fdisk anyway and delete all partitions

EDIT you also probably have the option to format just by putting in your XP home cd and booting from that

[orcutt989]

JUST INSERT YOUR XP DISK, AND GO FROM THERE.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by orcutt989@23 June 2004 - 22:10
JUST INSERT YOUR XP DISK, AND GO FROM THERE.
:lol: Edited my last post just as you posted that ;)

[sparsely]

Once in the XP setup from the cd, you'll want to delete your current system partition, and reformat it (do a quick format) and then you'll install Windows to that partition.

[scottwile]

Originally posted by Champ@23 June 2004 - 22:08
how do i boot into dos?
a windows 98 boot disk will boot you in to dos.
but no need for that just use xp cd.

[orcutt989]

Yes. :rolleyes:

[tesco]

Originally posted by orcutt989@24 June 2004 - 20:30
Yes. :rolleyes:
Yes what? :unsure:

[Shiranai_Baka]

er. I went into command prompt and formatted my SATA drive from there.. does that work good for NTFS HDs?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Shiranai_Baka@25 June 2004 - 12:13
er. I went into command prompt and formatted my SATA drive from there.. does that work good for NTFS HDs?
command prompt as in dos, or command prompt in windows?

[Shiranai_Baka]

command prompt as in start>programs>accessories>command prompt

[tesco]

Originally posted by Shiranai_Baka@26 June 2004 - 08:30
command prompt as in start>programs>accessories>command prompt
oh, i c, it's an extra drive, not system partition...

ok, thats ok, did it work out? othr ways to do it are:

1. right click the drive in my computer>format

2. right click my comp>manage>disk management>right click the partition>format.

[orcutt989]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+25 June 2004 - 01:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 &#064; 25 June 2004 - 01:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-orcutt989@24 June 2004 - 20:30
Yes. :rolleyes:
Yes what? :unsure: [/b][/quote]
Yes, banana pie. :blink:





Why doesnt he just put in his XP disk and choose a fresh install and go from there?? Why are you all being so complicated about it. DOS BLAH BLAH COMMAND/////C:.