how i can format my computer?

Answer 1

Insert Windows XP reboot cd ... u c the format,,

Answer 2

Go BIOS and Become First Boot through CO-ROM and restart and inter Bootable CD on CD-drive. Boot System through CD.
And after it follow instraction then CD Will be done Formate and reinstalled Operating System also.

Answer 3

How to Format a Hard Drive
After you create the partitions, you must format the partitions:
1. Restart your computer with the Startup disk in the floppy disk drive.
NOTE: If you are using a Windows 95 Startup disk, a
commandprompt is displayed and you can skip to step 2. If you are
using a Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Me
Startup disk, select the Start computer without CD-ROM support
menu option when the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed.
2. When a commandprompt is displayed, type format c: /s, and then
press ENTER. This command transfers the system files and should
only be used when you format drive C (or your "active" drive). For all
other partitions, type format drive (where drive is the letter of the
partition that you want to format).
NOTE: If you receive a "Bad command" or "Bad file name" error
message, you may need to extract the Format.com tool to your boot
disk. To do this, type the following command at a commandprompt,
and then press ENTER:
extract ebd.cab format.com
After the Format.com tool is extracted to your boot disk, type format
c: /s, a command prompt to format your active partition, or type
format drive: if you want to format a partition that is not your active
partition.
3. When you successfully run the Format.com tool, you receive the
following message:
WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE C:
WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format?
4. Press Y, and then press ENTER to format drive C.
5. After the format procedure is finished, you receive the following
message:
Volume label (11 characters, ENTER for none)?
NOTE: This is an optional feature that you can use to type a name for
the drive. Either you can type an 11-character name for the drive, or
you can leave it blank by pressing ENTER.
How to Repartition and Format a Slave Hard Drive
How to Repartition a Slave Hard Drive
If you want to add a second hard drive (slave drive) to your computer,
you need to make sure that the jumpers on both the master (original)
and slave (new drive) are set according to the manufacturer's
instructions first so that your computer can detect the hard drives.
Verify that your hard ware is installed correctly, and then follow these
steps:
1. Click Start, point to Run, and then type command (Note that the cmd
command only works on Windows 2000-based computers).
2. At a commandprompt, type fdisk, and then press ENTER. The
following menu is displayed:
3.
1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
4.
2. Set active partition
5.
3. Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive
6.
4. Display partition information
5. Change current fixed disk drive
Note that menu option 5 is available only if you have two physical
hard dives on your computer.
7. Press 5, and then press ENTER. When you do this, the selection
changes from the physical disk 1 (master) to the physical disk 2
(slave).
8. Press 1 to select the Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
menu option, press ENTER, press 2 to select the Create Extended
DOS Partition menu option, and then press ENTER. When you make
your slave drive an extended MS-DOS partition, your drive letters
does not change. For example, if the first drive contains partition C
and partition D, your slave drive becomes D unless you set the slave
drive as an extended partition. If you skip this step and just create
another primary MS-DOS partition for the slave drive, the new drive
becomes drive D and what used to be drive D, changes to drive E.
9. You can partition the slave drive to make other logical drives just as
you did with the original master drive. If your computer cannot detect
the new drive, you may need to add the following line to your
Config.sys file, where drive is a letter that is greater than the last drive
letter on the computer (including the CD-ROM drive):
Lastdrive=drive
10. After you finish using the Fdisk tool, format the new partitions
so that you can use them. After you press ESC to quit the Fdisk tool,
restart your computer to start Windows.
How to Format a Slave Hard Drive
To format your new partition or partitions, use one of the following
methods, depending on your file system. For a FAT16 file system:
1. Double-click My Computer, right-click the partition that you just
created, click Format, click Full, and then click Start.
2. After the format, procedure is complete, click OK to close the dialog
box.

For a FAT32 file system:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and point to
System Tools, click Drive Converter (FAT32), and then click Next.
2. In the Drives box, click the drive that you want to convert to the
FAT32 file system.
3. Click Next, and then click OK.
4. Click Next, click Next, and then click Next again.
5. When the conversion procedure is finished, click Finish.
NOTE: Do not use the /s switch that you used when you set up drive
C. All you need to do is to format the drive or drives so that you can
use them (for example, if you created two new drive letters, you need
to format both drives).
For information about how to repartition the extended partition and
logical drives, view the following "How to Repartition and Format the
Extended Partition and Logical Drives of a Hard Drive" section in this
book.
How to Repartition and Format the Extended Partition and Logical
Drives of a Hard Drive
Use the steps in this section to resize or combine your extended
partition and logical drives. Make sure that you have a reliable backup
of any important data that you have on your extended partition and
logical drives before you proceed. If you want to combine your entire
hard drive in one partition, use the steps in the "How to Partition and
Format a Master Hard Drive"

Answer 4

Make a startup disk insert it and then restart ur pc and the type format c: or which ever drive u need to....:

format c:

Answer 5

Put Bootable floppy and restart the computer and press del key
the choose boot from floppy.

A:\format c:\ enter

Answer 6

there r 2 options......
1==> if u want to format ur drives except that on wich u hv installed ur operating system[mostly on C drive], right click on other drives and there is an option for format of that drive; click on it...[do this for each drive except on wich u hv installed ur OS].... enable quick format and also specify file system[FAT32 or NTFS]........

2==> if u want to format ur current operating system, install the new OS on any of those drive in wich ur current OS is not installed[e.g other than C drive].. remember that drive must hv enough space[around 5GB] to install new OS.... after completing the installation of OS, delete these folders of ur old OS : 1)documents & settings, 2) program files, 3) windows [keep in mind that u hv to delete all these 3 folders from that drive on wich ur old OS was existing].....

if u hv any query abt this ask me by sending me mail on [e-mail].....

Answer 7

format the "C" drive

insert the windows cd & re install it

all ur data from "c"drive & from desktop & from my documents will get lost

so copy all ur imp data in other drives

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bettr make use of some expert

;-)

Answer 8

Get a bootable cd or floppy for the OS you want to have on the computer, set your computer to boot from CD (in your BIOS), boot from it. SHould be self explanatory from there.

If you need more help, please post the OS so we can get you specific instructions for that OS.

Answer 9

which os some need a boot floppy ,win 95 /98/me/2000
some need a cd win xp and Linux

Answer 10

right click on the drive and click on format