Steps:

1. Turn off your computer
2. Insert the Windows XP disk, and turn on your computer
3. A screen will pop up and tell you to press any key to boot from CD, so press any key you like.
4. Once everything has loaded there will be a few options on the screen. The one you want says To set up Windows XP, press enter. So press enter.
5. Follow the rest of the on screen instructions to finish formatting.
6. Alternatively, if you just want to format a secondary hard drive you can go to My Computer, right click on the drive and press format and follow the instructions accordingly.

Tips:

• The best format option to choose is the Full format. The quick format isn't usually a good choice unless you know what you are doing.

Warnings:

• Doing this will delete EVERYTHING on the C drive and it is pretty much gone, unless you send it to a data recovery place, and they are expensive. If you are formatting to delete sensitive data it can still be accessed. Use a data shredder in that case.Things You'll Need

Things You'll Need:

• A Windows XP CD.