Solve : Reformating window XP home edition?

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Answer» I seriously need some help with my reformating, i inserted the disk and follow through the formating procedure till the step where i have to delete the partition, i encountered a problem of not being able to delete the existing partition which store my operating system. i pressed D to delete the C:/ drive but they keep stating that i have some temporary files needed to complete the installation of the window XP Can someone please help me, THANKS in advanceIf you select the FIRST option are you then offered an opportunity to FORMAT first?If you have another computer available you can download darvik's boot and nuke. after download burn it to a CD and select quick format. It will make a complete write to the drive erasing anything on the drive.Are you running setup from within Windows by any chance?I believe so...Quote from: Broni on August 27, 2009, 07:55:12 PM Are you running setup from within Windows by any chance? Good catch. Sometimes we overlook the obvious, don't we?!Happens to everyone Just push enter and get on with it! Your going to delete EVERYTHING that is on that parition and START a new. Be sure you have your drivers for all your needed accessories.Quote from: Sesko on August 28, 2009, 10:17:18 AM Just push enter and get on with it! Your going to delete EVERYTHING that is on that parition and start a new. Be sure you have your drivers for all your needed accessories. Yeah, that's not going to work. He needs to boot to the cd and then start the installation process.Sorry I misread the situation, found this link I hope this helps.. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/102984-45-discarding-files-parallel-installationWhat tells you he has a parallel install ? ?XP clean install: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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I seriously need some help with my reformating, i inserted the disk and follow through the formating procedure till the step where i have to delete the partition, i encountered a problem of not being able to delete the existing partition which store my operating system.

i pressed D to delete the C:/ drive but they keep stating that i have some temporary files needed to complete the installation of the window XP

Can someone please help me, THANKS in advanceIf you select the FIRST option are you then offered an opportunity to FORMAT first?If you have another computer available you can download darvik's boot and nuke. after download burn it to a CD and select quick format. It will make a complete write to the drive erasing anything on the drive.Are you running setup from within Windows by any chance?I believe so...Quote from: Broni on August 27, 2009, 07:55:12 PM

Are you running setup from within Windows by any chance?

Good catch. Sometimes we overlook the obvious, don't we?!Happens to everyone Just push enter and get on with it!

Your going to delete EVERYTHING that is on that parition and START a new.

Be sure you have your drivers for all your needed accessories.Quote from: Sesko on August 28, 2009, 10:17:18 AM

Just push enter and get on with it!

Your going to delete EVERYTHING that is on that parition and start a new.

Be sure you have your drivers for all your needed accessories.

Yeah, that's not going to work. He needs to boot to the cd and then start the installation process.Sorry I misread the situation, found this link I hope this helps..

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/102984-45-discarding-files-parallel-installationWhat tells you he has a parallel install ? ?XP clean install: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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