Ok here's what I have.
OS Name      Microsoft Windows XP Professional
VERSION      5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer      Microsoft Corporation
System Name      KENSLAPTOP
System Manufacturer      Hewlett-Packard
System Model      HP Pavilion dv5000
System Type      X86-based PC
Processor      x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1596 Mhz
Processor      x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1596 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date      Hewlett-Packard F.15, 6/13/2006
SMBIOS Version      2.4
Windows Directory      C:\WINDOWS
System Directory      C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device      \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale      United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer      Version = "5.1.2600.2765 (xpsp.050928-1517)"
USER Name      KENSLAPTOP\Ken Seaman
Time Zone      Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory      1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory      575.16 MB
Total Virtual Memory      2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory      1.96 GB
Page File Space      2.38 GB
Page File      C:\pagefile.sys
 
Now here is what I did HP had a D: drive assigned for recovery, well I have not fooled with it but just for the  heck of it I analayzed it and it was 86% fragmented could not defrag it because it did not have 15% to play with for defragmentation anyway. It has been telling me I am running out of space on D: so I formatted it.

Have I REALLY messed up or no harm done?
Thanks for any help Formatted generally means wiped clean=nothing left=nothing in the middle=nothing right.

Unless you invest heavily in forensic recovery software. Quote

Formatted generally means wiped clean=nothing left=nothing in the middle=nothing right.

Unless you invest heavily in forensic recovery software.