2007-01-02 13:20:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Right click your drive in the My Computer screen and choose Format.
I think you should NOT do this without the proper knowledge of what this does to your computer.
2007-01-02 13:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by lordofchaosiori 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
reformatting will erase all data on it. If it has windows on it then you will need to install windows on it. And it will make your installation as good as new. But then you will need to add all of the softwares you have been using now, so keep the disks of those softwares ready before you format. You will also need the cd and configuration info of the internet connection that you received from your ISP , so make sure you know how to configure the inetrnet connection on a new computer.
2007-01-02 13:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to put your XP cd in, and reboot the computer. You have to make sure the computer boots from the CD first, so u may have to go into your BIOS settings and change that. MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP EVERYTHING PREVIOUSLY TO A DVD OR OTHER REMOVABLE MEDIA! Also make sure you have downloaded the drivers so that all your stuff will work (sound, video, etc)
2007-01-02 13:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insert your Windows CD, Make sure your BIOs is set to boot from CD. When you see the prompt that says "Press any key to boot from CD" press a key and it will load Windows setup. From there it will pretty much ask you what you'd like to do.
2007-01-02 13:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question should be "Why", with all your data on the drive, formatting will destory it all. Maybe you should consider backing up your data before doing this.
2007-01-02 13:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put in a operating system cd in your drive, than reboot and it'll say press any key to boot from cd, press any key than setup will start
2007-01-02 13:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by Unknown Artist~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insert windows xp CD and restart computer and follow up.
2007-01-02 13:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to PC beginner.com they tell you in detail how to fdisk and reformat harddrive don't worry very easy if you can read //// PRINT OUT DIRECTIONS BEFOE HAND
2007-01-02 13:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by j m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boot from a bootable disk and type in format c:
2007-01-02 13:22:11 · answer #9 · answered by siyangqiu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it homey. you will regret it without the proper knowledge to rectify it.
2007-01-02 13:21:39 · answer #10 · answered by Hushyanoize 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋