Providing that you do not want to keep ANY of the information from
the hard drive, try this.

First, as you refer to an "upgrade" on CD, I'm guessing you have the
Windows 95 upgrade version rather than the full install version.
If this is the case, you will need to install MSDOS on your hard disk.

Boot the computer from your MSDOS boot disk. Then FDISK the hard
disk from the floppy disk boot disk. Follow this by reinstalling MSDOS
using the MSDOS floppy disks.

Install the drivers for your CDROM drive. Then run SETUP on your
Windows 95 CDROM and follow the instructions as it installs.


At 01:22 PM 4/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I have 3 computers which all have WD Caviar hard drives
>running Windows95.They range in size from 1.2G -2.5G.The
>first one is full of files and all that were left behind or
>are no longer needed.I wish to format this drive and start
>with a fresh install of Windows95.
> The problem is how do I do this.I have read several upgrade
>books and they just don't seem to cover exactly how to do
>this.I've read and understand partitions,I've read about
>fdisk,I've read a whole lot of books but none tell me what I
>need to know.How do I format the C drive and reinstall
>Windows95.I have the OEM disks for the a version and the
>upgrade on CD.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Mike Bridges
>
>P.S.I built the last computer my self and was able to
>install the new hard drive with no problems so I do know how
>that goes.
>
>