I'm trying to reformat my pc but it automatically shut down or goes off. what should i do?

Answer 1

No offense, but if you don't know what you should do you probably shouldn't be reformatting your PC. I don't mean this in a bad way, but it's as if I said "I took off my spark plug cables, and I was rebuilding my engine, now what should I do?".

If you are sure you want to reformat it, you need to boot in a safe mode, preferably directly to a DOS disk with the format program on it. Then you can reformat without fear of interference.

Answer 2

Try booting the computer with the operating system CD and then reformatting.

Answer 3

You must boot from the windows CD.
You can't tell the hard disk to format itself using information on the hard disk.

Read this first (Step by step instructions with pictures)
Reformat and install. (Cleans drive loses all data)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/install.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
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Pre Flattening Checklist
http://blog.angrypets.com/2006/01/ultimate_prefla.html

Reformat The Hard Drive
http://www.thefuhrmans.com/reformat_hd.htm

Reformat: Windows XP
http://www.whitecanyon.com/reformat-the-hard-drive-in-windows-xp.php

Windows XP Setup Simulator
http://www.echoproject.net/en/software/catalog.html

Reformat Your Hard Drive & Reinstall Windows
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0910/32l10/32l10.asp

Windows XP Professional Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=55820edb-5039-4955-bcb7-4fed408ea73f&DisplayLang=en

Repair install. (should not lose data) Backup files first
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

Answer 4

do one thing check bois and set the boot sequence as 1)cd-rom
and save and exit from bios
then procced.and check the powercard

Answer 5

maybe you're not logged on as an administrator. If so, it won't let you do any system changes.