How do I format my harddrive and re-install Win 2000?

Boot to the Win2K CD and run the install. Simple. :) Installing the OS will format the drive.

incert the cd in a working computer. Look for make bootdisk directory and run the bat file, this will create some diskettes. Insert the diskettes into the Pc you wish to format and follow the intructions. It will ask you if you want to format the drive

http://www.windows2000faq.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=13927 from John Savills's faqs at: http://www.windows2000faq.com - installations section; gives a 'slightly more detailed' how to... You 'can' preconfigure/preformat the drive if you wish using a '98 boot-disk (Fdisk/format utils); afterwhich install W2K. It's often useful (wiser...?) to have both Primary and Extended partitions; Primary for OS/apps/uitls; Extended for data. In event of a crash, and need to re-install to Primary (even reformat it...) data is (should be) safe in Extended partition. Fdisk tutorials: http://www.compguystechweb.com/index.html http://www.btinternet.com/~robert.bale1/formatinstall.htm http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q255/8/67.ASP Regardless of how you go about installing W2K - first run the chkupgrd.exe util (on the CD - usually). It will generate a report on what is/isn't OK for W2K; afterwhich obtain all required updates - before starting W2K set-up. The util can be run from any installed OS; and 'probably' via a boot-disk (with CDROM support) boot-up.