Re: Format C:

Thank you all for the advice. Its now working... have deleted unwanted
partition and am in process of formating C: !! Previously I started with CD
in drive and it seemed to boot from that (but apparently not). This time I
changed the BIOS to boot from CD.... and as a result, Setup worked properly.
Thanks again guys, great help.

Peter


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> You must "boot from the Windows XP CD" in order to get
> the option to format the drive. Follow the instructions:
>
> The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
> to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
> Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
>
> NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
> devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
>
> NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
> EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
> hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
> After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.
>
> 1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".
>
> ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
> ===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
> 2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
> 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
> 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
> Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
> partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
>
> 5. Clean Install Windows XP
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
>
> 6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
> ==> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
>
> 7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
> and download the available "Critical Updates".
>
> 8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
> of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
> available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
> and audio drivers.
>
> 9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:
>
> How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Peter4446" wrote:
>
> | I have tried advice above... I am able to install XP Pro, but it will not
> | allow me at any stage (during setup or after) to Format C: Nor will it
> | allow me to expand the current partition on C: (25 GB Basic NTFS) to the full
> | 80 GB. (The rest is unallocated space).
> |
> | I need to reformat this hard disk to get rid of all the old rubbish.
> | Help says "Cannot reformat system partition or boot partition" but this is
> | exactly what I want to reformat, including the unallocated space. Will then
> | reload XP.
> |
> | I tried to install W2000 to format, but W XP disabled W 2000 install. If
> | necessary I will uninstall W XP and then try to format C:
> |
> | Any advice would be appreciated.
> |
> | Peter
>
>
.

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