Format XP?

Justoman · 01-15-2003, 06:46 PM

I haven't had much luck with this in the past, so before I go ahead and do anything, I'd be great to have some reinsurance from you guys.

Basically, I just want a total format and I need to know how to do it in XP properly. Maybe there's a tutorial out there for it?

Your help is appreciated, hit me back.
Thanks.

Ecniv · 01-15-2003, 06:52 PM

lol, very simple.

1. Backup ALL your stuff.

2. Boot to the Windows XP CD.

3. Choose Install > Delete all partitions > select the new unpartitioned space and hit enter > then select Format Using the NTFS filesystem.

It will do the rest for you.

Ecniv · 01-15-2003, 07:53 PM

hehe, oh yea.

Justoman · 01-15-2003, 09:00 PM

Thanks Ecniv! I'll be doin' this when I get my new PC next week.

I'll try and grab some pics for the image gallery.

sCribes · 01-16-2003, 12:06 AM

Theres some good apps out there that will write your drive to true zeros. I always like those. make sure to get all the crap outta there, windows alot of times misses stuff, and writing over the data is fine but can sometimes cause ntld errors, or nltd or whatever the **** it is /shrugs

01-15-2003, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Justoman Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 55	Format XP? I haven't had much luck with this in the past, so before I go ahead and do anything, I'd be great to have some reinsurance from you guys. Basically, I just want a total format and I need to know how to do it in XP properly. Maybe there's a tutorial out there for it? Your help is appreciated, hit me back. Thanks. __________________ -Justin \"Justoman\" Mattys \"Leave the gun, take the canoli\"

01-15-2003, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ecniv ¤ Broadband Specialist ¤ Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,769	lol, very simple. 1. Backup ALL your stuff. 2. Boot to the Windows XP CD. 3. Choose Install > Delete all partitions > select the new unpartitioned space and hit enter > then select Format Using the NTFS filesystem. It will do the rest for you. __________________ \"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I\'m not sure about the former.\"- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

01-15-2003, 07:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ecniv ¤ Broadband Specialist ¤ Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,769	hehe, oh yea. __________________ \"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I\'m not sure about the former.\"- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

01-15-2003, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Justoman Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 55	Thanks Ecniv! I'll be doin' this when I get my new PC next week. I'll try and grab some pics for the image gallery. __________________ -Justin \"Justoman\" Mattys \"Leave the gun, take the canoli\"

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01-16-2003, 12:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
sCribes True Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 158	Theres some good apps out there that will write your drive to true zeros. I always like those. make sure to get all the crap outta there, windows alot of times misses stuff, and writing over the data is fine but can sometimes cause ntld errors, or nltd or whatever the **** it is /shrugs