Comments on How to Format a Hard Drive With Windows XP

what if your internet is not working how do you download something

I had the same problem. The selection is not highlighted for me to choose.

same here with me. mine is also grey

2 juanpa: download software called Everest. It will help you discover hardware id's installed in your computer and give you direct links to download latest drivers.

This seems very interesting.

Too bad whenever I have a problem with my PC all the info I need is where I cant get to it

In the formatting section-I have 1 disk partition and it will not let me delete it.(delete is grayed out)this prevents me to proceed to step 5 and beyond. Any help?

I did as said but never made it to step 5. Can you please tell me what this means "Set up did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk related hardware configuration is correct. This may require running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or set up program. Set up cannot continue." Help!

my computer is build in webcam and mic,, how to configure when i got it reformated,, and also the intel wireless please let me know how

Very cool. thanks

Sorry how do I do that when my OS is Windows XP?

How do I reformat from DOS?

Found an old computer in the alley. Brought it home, loaded up the hard drive as a slave and scarfed up some of the 64M memory sticks. Followed your formatting instructions to a tee, and they were excellent. Thank you. My dinosaur has now been updated to a woolly mammoth! Thank you!

This process is SUCH a pain but these steps are good. Nice!

Interesting... thanks!

The instructions on reformatting a hard drive from an XP installation CD was very thorough. This made the process less intimidating and much faster...thank you!

Excellent step by step instructions. Worked like a charm. Thanks for posting.

i know the purpose of the article has a good meaning, but i think there is less text in the instruction on how to format when you insert the windows cd.

mine wont let me delete any partitions or add any. cant click on format. idk what to do! all i can do is delete drive D (says delete logical drive when i right click.) HELP! trying to sell this computer and need everything off it.

Yeah, I get it. I need this. Thanks for sharing.

Very good article. I love the detail and time you put into it. If I didn't already know how to do this I would definitely be using your eHow.

I wish I discovered this article before I tried it on my own.

But can we do this while the HD is mounted through a USB to IDE adapter? I need to format the HD and install windows xp before I put it back into the correct machine. I cannot access it on the other machine, the drive was corrupt and unreadable.

Complete agree, thanks! 5*

ok i need a bit of hlp. i accidentally skipped step 8 in "formatting and installing from the windows xp cd". Is there a way to still partition this drive before i install windows on it?