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Name: keithd1982
Date: January 10, 2007 at 09:40:02 Pacific
OS: winxp
CPU/Ram: amd
Product: amd
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I would like to format my harddisk. I got two partions C:/ and D:/ How do i format both partitions? I know i have to boot with winxp and format the selected partition i like to reinstall.. but how do i format the other partition?



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Name: mattie
Date: January 10, 2007 at 09:47:35 Pacific
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format the 1st partition, install and run xp and then format the 2nd partition from within XP (my computer, right click on local disk d: and format).

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Name: tiyogi
Date: January 10, 2007 at 16:17:28 Pacific
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Before format anything how do you reload your WinXp?
Do you have a disk? What does D:drive have on it?

Some computers keep there restore on a separate partition. Be such this not the case with your computer

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Response Number 3
Name: keithd1982
Date: January 11, 2007 at 11:01:01 Pacific
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i have windows installed on D:/ and tried formatting C:/ from windows.

this error pops up -windows was unable to format


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