Useing Windows XP. I cant format C drive to reinstall windows? (Microsoft WinXP)

Useing Windows XP. I cant format C drive to reinstall windows?
message from =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obm55?= on 31 May 2004
I closed every program I have .... and left nothing running and my computer still wont let me format the C drive??? I need to format my C drive to reinstall Windows XP. what should I do?

=?Utf-8?B?QmlsbA==?= replied to =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obm55?= on 31 May 2004

I had to use "F" disk and format drive C, then I realoaded XP.

Bruce Chambers replied to =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obm55?= on 31 May 2004

Greetings --

It sounds like you're trying to format the drive containing the
system volume from within WinXP. You can't. This would be the
computer equivalent of sawing off the tree limb you're sitting on, and
WinXP is "too smart" to allow this.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Bruce Chambers

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