I want to know the procedure of formating the hard drive without erasing the operating system. I have windows xp bootable cd? Is this possible? If no then tell me normal procedure to install windows xp.
I want to know the procedure of formating the hard drive without erasing the operating system. I have windows xp bootable cd? Is this possible? If no then tell me normal procedure to install windows xp.
To perform a clean installation of Windows XP, follow these steps:
- Back up all important information before you perform a clean installation of Windows XP. Save the backup to an external location, such as a CD or external hard disk.
- Start your computer from the Windows XP CD. To do this, insert the Windows XP CD into your CD drive or DVD drive, and then restart your computer.
- When you see the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press any key to start the computer from the Windows XP CD.
- At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to start Windows XP Setup.
- Read the Microsoft Software License Terms, and then press F8.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to select and format a partition where you want to install Windows XP.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows XP Setup.
Formatting the hard drive without erasing the operating system is not possible. Unfortunately you can't format your hard disk drive without losing everything, as a format is specifically designed to wipe a drive clean of data for a fresh install. If you format you hard drive (c drive also) then operating system will be erase.
Formatting the hard drive without erasing the operating system is Depending on the drive that you select, you might need a boot CD or boot disks.
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