formay my pc

[rolando]

i want to format my c drive . i sved all the information
that i need but everytime i try to format it it sais that
i have to 'quit any disk utilities that are using this
drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the
contents of the drive" i need help cos i took my laptop
to compusa and they charged me some money for it and i
want to know excactly how to do it myself.thanks guy s.
rolando

[ROLANDO]

thanks Nicholas but i have no idea how to open my BIOS
and set the cd for the drive.can you help me to do it ?
thanks rolando

>-----Original Message-----
>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:
>
>1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first

bootable device.

>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 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
> [url]http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html[/url]
>
> [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
>
>6. After installing Windows XP, 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.
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
>---------------------------------------------------------

-------------

>
>"rolando" <barone100_99@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
> news:011001c34f07$1c7b3db0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| i want to format my c drive . i sved all the

information

>| that i need but everytime i try to format it it sais

that

>| i have to 'quit any disk utilities that are using this
>| drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the
>| contents of the drive" i need help cos i took my

laptop

>| to compusa and they charged me some money for it and i
>| want to know excactly how to do it myself.thanks guy

s.

>| rolando
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)]

First, your system may already be set to boot from the CD. Have you tried?
With the system turned on at the Windows desktop, place the XP CD in the
Drive and depress the shift key until the activity lights on the drive stop
blinking. Then reboot the system, watch for a screen that says, "If you
wish to boot from the CD, press any key. Then follow the screens and
Nicholas' advice.

If the system will not boot from the CD following the instructions above,
then you need to make the change in boot sequence in the BIOS.

When you boot the system, there is usually a message somewhere on the first
screen that says something similar to, "To Enter Setup," and specifies a key
to hit. That's how you enter the BIOS. You will then need to navigate to
where the boot sequence is specified and follow the instructions at the
screen for making the appropriate changes, then exit the BIOS and try again
as instructed above.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend

"ROLANDO" <barone100_99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:03ee01c34f0a$a07efd10$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> thanks Nicholas but i have no idea how to open my BIOS
> and set the cd for the drive.can you help me to do it ?
> thanks rolando
>
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >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:
> >
> >1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first

> bootable device.

> >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 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
> > [url]http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html[/url]
> >
> > [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
> >
> >6. After installing Windows XP, 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.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Nicholas
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------

> -------------

> >
> >"rolando" <barone100_99@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
> > news:011001c34f07$1c7b3db0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >
> >| i want to format my c drive . i sved all the

> information

> >| that i need but everytime i try to format it it sais

> that

> >| i have to 'quit any disk utilities that are using this
> >| drive, and make sure that no window is displaying the
> >| contents of the drive" i need help cos i took my

> laptop

> >| to compusa and they charged me some money for it and i
> >| want to know excactly how to do it myself.thanks guy

> s.

> >| rolando
> >.
> >