Before formatting your Hard Disk please make sure that you have done the following:

1)       You have to decide in which file system that you are going to format the system NTFS or FAT.

2)       Please make sure that you have backed up all the data in your hard disk.

3)       Have all the software’s Disks which are in your Hard Disk. Because once the system formatted you can’t use that software.

4)       Configured your computer to start from CD or DVD drive.

Partition the Hard Disk

1)       Insert the Windows XP in your CD drive

2)       Press any key to boot from CD

3)       In the “Welcome Setup Page”, press Enter

4)       Hit the F8 function key to accept the Windows XP License agreement

5)       You will get the list of all the existing partitions and non-partitioned spaces for each and every physical hard disk. You can either select an existing partition or create a new partition.

6)       For deleting the existing partition, Press D and then press L

7)       Select the Partition in where you want to install XP

8)       There will be four option to format the partition:

a.       Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick)

b.       Format the partition by using the FAT file system (Quick)

c.       Format the partition by using the NTFS file system

d.       Format the partition by using the FAT file system

e.       Leave the current file system intact (no changes)

9)       After the formatting of the disks, you have to follow the step by step instruction to install the Windows XP.

10)   After the Installation you have to restart the computer.