I have a windows xp and the three restore cds. I was wondering if there is a way to delete everything on the hard drive and reboot with the disks and start all over.
2007-04-29 03:05:29 · 5 answers · asked by Mike 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you wanted to,
instead of having to re-install windows,
you could just reformat the drive.
That would delete everything on it.
2007-04-29 03:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jimmy E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you insert the XP CD it will allow you to format the hard drive and install fresh.
2007-04-29 10:09:26 · answer #2 · answered by Fix My PC Mike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes reformatting HDD deletes all data,documents and settings and prepares HDD for new installation.
but i can't unredstand your intention of deleting your harddisk.
2007-04-29 10:11:43 · answer #3 · answered by Manik 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is but why on earth do you want to do such a thing. It takes a long time and you lose your settings and files. Why ???
2007-04-29 10:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go to dos promt and type format c:\
2007-04-29 10:13:45 · answer #5 · answered by mitchel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋