DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

How to format XP

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-format-xp.21121/

Curious Guest
Curious Guest Original post #1
Dec 28, 2005 at 7:40 AM
Plese let me know in details.....how to format Windows XP Home ....single boot with NTFS file system.

Thanks in advance
dIgItaL_BrAt
Dec 28, 2005 at 8:30 AM
Just boot from the XP installation CD,there you'll get the option to format the partitions.
ramprasad
Dec 28, 2005 at 9:25 AM
If u dont have a bootable XP CD, boot from floppy and then go to i386 folder on the CD and run setup.exe
I
ishaan #4
Dec 28, 2005 at 11:11 AM
u dont even need 2 boot from the xp cd

wen u start windows, put in the xp cd. then click on setup. then in the options there will be a choice of UPGRADE - that is, install xp without formatting

or a new install...that will format ur hdd and install it

so choose the new install and it will reformat ur pc and install xp
Curious Guest
Dec 28, 2005 at 11:21 AM
Thanks to you all buddies :wink: