hi, i've reinstalled windows xp pro, did a new installation, everything was alright, but when the installation is over, i get the same files and folders and the same amount of harddrive used as i did before reinstalling it. isn`t there a way to reformat windows xp pro so that it would be as new as it was the first time i installed windows xp, (all of my harddrive free) thanks

did you format the drive to clear everything off first?????????????

how do i reformat, or delete everything off before i reinstall windows xp pro

How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;255867& ------------------- Simplified version of the above: How to Format: Use a 95 or 98 start up disk Boot to A: Fdisk Delete Partition or logical drive Delete primary DOS partition if fat16 or fat32 Delete Non DOS if NTFS Next Create DOS partition Create primary DOS partition Do you wish to use max size?_______Y Reboot to A: format C: You have FAT32 If you want NTFS you can convert later.