Solve : reformat comp?

1.	Solve : reformat comp?
Answer» i want to reformat my COMP...my ms dos is windows XP....im not sure but if u use their windows xp cd to reformat, u only recreate the partition and dont erase all data? how can i reformat and install win xp using a ms dos bootup disk?You can EITHER just reinstall Windows over the top or do a full format and reinstall if you have a retail product. SOme OEM's are DIFFERENT. What are you wanting to do? A boot disk will do nothing for you. The CD is bootable and is what should be used.i want to format the hard drive so all data is lost and can not be recovered or is close to impossible im using windows xpOnly a forensic wipe or a sledgehammer will MAKE data irrecoverable but deleting the partitions and reforming them via the XP setup routine should be OK for normal purposes.

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