how to do step by step formatting personal computer?

Question

User guide to format a personal computer

I'm using Windows XP...My hard disk space is 80GB..i just want to learn how to do formatting and partitioning in case i'm in trouble with my pc..it is better step by step...so i will know what step to do after this step...i will appreciate if its come with screen shots because i don't have wide knowledge in computer...

Answer 1

If you know how to go into your BIOS... you have to do that firstly and make sure that your CD-ROM is your first boot device.

And just use your Windows XP cd to format. Since it doesn't use DOS anymore. If you wanted to put DOS on it, from floppy. Use your floppy disk to be put on first boot device.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

do you want to format the hard drive. If so use the Operating system disk that came with the computer. put it in the drive. then reboot and it should ask to boot from cd. (if windows 2000 or higher) then format the partition it shows that has windows on it.

Answer 4

One way is just to boot off of your windows XP disk, after it loads the files it needs to begin the setup it will come up with a list of partitions on the HD. When this comes up you will just want to highlight which ever partition you want to delete and press the D key, it will then ask if you are sure and you will then want to press the L key to confirm that you want to delete this partition. It will go back to the origional screen and it should say "unpartitioned space" highlight this and press enter, it will then ask if you want to format the partition using FAT, FAT(quick), NTFS, and NTFS(quick). I would recromend using NTFS if you are going to reinstall windows. The quick options don't truely format the drive, they just clear the partition table.

Answer 5

you boot from a floppy boot disk, or a bootable cd, at the prompt, type format (letter of the drive)
and hit enter.
If you are installing xp, boot off of the cd, choose isetup the first time, and setup the second time and then let it format when it asks you

Answer 6

it depands, what operating system you use are familir, formating a systems are different on Linux, Dos/ wind9x, windows 2000/xp. please mention you operatng system, hard disk size(in gb or mb), and your goal why do you need to format and or parition.
Please add details to your Question

Muhammad Abid Azeemi
Network Administrator
CECOS University

Answer 7

format c:
(from a DOS prompt)

hope you have a floppy or bootable CD for the reload (what OS is going on the box?)

Answer 8

EASY WAY TO CHEAT IS FARSTONE CLONE DISK MAKE A CLONE DVD OR A SET OF CD'S AND YOU ARE SET. SOMETHING GOES WRONG POP IN YOUR DISK IT TAKES CARE OF SCREW UPS AND RETURNES YOUR SYSTOM TO THE DAY YOU MADE YOUR CLONE. UNTILL YOU LEARN TO DO IT THE HARD WAY.