reformatting xp

From: marsden_phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 6 May 2006 03:10:15 -0700

hi, i need to reformat my pc to get rid of alot of spyware and just to
generally speed up my pc. i have 3 partitions (over 2 hard drives) and
i just want to format one of the partitions (C drive). i thought the
way to do it was to go into my computer, right click on C drive and
click Format. this doesn't work, it says that windows can't format the
drive because programs are running (i presume this in windows). can
anyone tell me an easy way to format one partition?

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