This will take a while (over half an hour) so you can take a little break. Step9From here you are all set and the installation of Windows will proceed starting with a format of your drive. Use the arrow keys to select the proper one and press Enter or Return. If the drive is brand new and has never been used before then use one of the options that ends in “(Quick).” Or, choose one of the lower down options. Choose NTFS as it is faster and more secure. Step8The next screen lets you choose which file system to format the drive with. But this time you will have a partition that looks something like this “C: Partition1 xxxxxxMB.” Highlight this entry and press enter. Step7Now you will again be back at the choose where to install Windows screen. The default size is the maximum, but double check that the number entered is the maximum and hit enter. The next screen tells you the minimum and maximum sizes the partition can be and lets you pick the size. The box on the lower half of the screen should no longer show a partition but simply have an entry “Unpartitioned space xxxxxMB.” Select this with the arrow keys and press the 'C' key to create a partition on the drive. Step6Now you are back on the screen to choose where to install Windows. On the next screen press the 'L' key to finalize deleting the partition. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight your “C:” partition and press the 'D' key (if all that shows up is “Unpartitioned space” and you have no C: or D: partitions, skip this step). The box in the bottom half of the screen shows all your drives and the partitions that exist on them. This is where you can delete old partitions and format drives. Step5Now you will be at a screen to select where to install Windows to. When it is finished it will list a few options, mainly “Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.” Press Enter or Return.
Step4The CD will load up a blue screen and then spend a while loading files it needs. Step3Now as you computer boots a little more it will say “Press any key to boot from CD.” press a key to do so.
Step2Insert your Windows XP installation disc into your CD drive (Home or Pro-it does not matter). This includes all applications and device drivers, so you must back up everything you can. Here it is especially important to backup all of your important information because upon formatting you will lose EVERYTHING that used to be on the drive. This can be used when installing a fresh copy of Windows onto a computer. Step1This section explains how to reformat a drive from the Windows XP installation CD. Formatting and Installing from the Windows XP CD
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