Solve : formatting xp pro?

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Answer» Having a few probs here. bought a 2nd hand comp with a fake copy of xp pro on it, it wouldnt let me do anything on it so i tryed to over write with xp home it only gave me a 2nd op system on it not deleting pro ...my file system is ntfs so crating a dos bootdisk is not POS, im looking to format the full hdd but all the usual ways arent working could anyone give me a few ideas. more information is here if needed (had CMOS password prob aswell but got through that, can i do anything from here,cmos i mean?) All i want to to is format the full hdd so i can get xp home as the only op system on it.If you boot with the CDROM and delete the existing partiion and then install, or at least format the existing partition it can proceed as normal.wanna go in to little more detail? deleted the partition as i installed home but told that would run with 2 op systems on same part.. did i want to continue?.... where have i gone wrong Quote wanna go in to little more detail? deleted the partition as i installed home but told that would run with 2 op systems on same part.. did i want to continue?.... where have i gone wrong You deleted the only partition? Then you just have to go ahead with the install and let it create and format a new partition and install. Everything should be removed this way - the fake XP, your problems, etc. Can you not proceed past this point? What about some SPECIFIC info from you about this?FDISK IT!!! I ASSUME you do not want any data that is currently on the drive? If you boot to your "real" Windows XP CD, the Windows Setup program should run automatically. Press Enter at the first screen to install, then Continue on the current partition (I don't think FDISK or removing the partition is necessary). Then it should give you an option as to what you want to do with the partition, with the default choice being to leave it alone. Change it to "Format NTFS" (either quick or full should be fine). That will make it erase everything that is currently on the drive, and install a single clean copy of Windows XP. Just follow the prompts from there.pirate software is bad NEWS. my friend deadhead reckon use it a lot but he shouldnt. i tell him not to no more."format c :" without the quotes and replace the letter to whatever is assigned to it.

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Having a few probs here.
bought a 2nd hand comp with a fake copy of xp pro on it, it wouldnt let me do anything on it so i tryed to over write with xp home it only gave me a 2nd op system on it not deleting pro ...my file system is ntfs so crating a dos bootdisk is not POS, im looking to format the full hdd but all the usual ways arent working could anyone give me a few ideas. more information is here if needed (had CMOS password prob aswell but got through that, can i do anything from here,cmos i mean?) All i want to to is format the full hdd so i can get xp home as the only op system on it.If you boot with the CDROM and delete the existing partiion and then install, or at least format the existing partition it can proceed as normal.wanna go in to little more detail? deleted the partition as i installed home but told that would run with 2 op systems on same part.. did i want to continue?.... where have i gone wrong
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wanna go in to little more detail? deleted the partition as i installed home but told that would run with 2 op systems on same part.. did i want to continue?.... where have i gone wrong

You deleted the only partition? Then you just have to go ahead with the install and let it create and format a new partition and install. Everything should be removed this way - the fake XP, your problems, etc.

Can you not proceed past this point? What about some SPECIFIC info from you about this?FDISK IT!!! I ASSUME you do not want any data that is currently on the drive? If you boot to your "real" Windows XP CD, the Windows Setup program should run automatically. Press Enter at the first screen to install, then Continue on the current partition (I don't think FDISK or removing the partition is necessary). Then it should give you an option as to what you want to do with the partition, with the default choice being to leave it alone. Change it to "Format NTFS" (either quick or full should be fine). That will make it erase everything that is currently on the drive, and install a single clean copy of Windows XP. Just follow the prompts from there.pirate software is bad NEWS. my friend deadhead reckon use it a lot but he shouldnt. i tell him not to no more."format c :"

without the quotes and replace the letter to whatever is assigned to it.

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