If  the computer does "not working" then I assume that it does not boot.
Therefore you must try to boot it from a WinXP installation CD.  If
it will boot from the installation CD then it's a simple matter to just
follow the prompts, as already stated in another response.
It may be that since the computer is "not working" that the HD is shot.
and the whole subject is a moot one.

Good Luck.   William
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Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] formatting HD's


> No, I want to format the compaq which is not working and they don't  use.
I
> know how to do it on this computer but wanted to know if there was  a
> difference in the formatting of XP on different computers.  They would
have their own
> XP cds.   Harriet
> -----------------------
> As far as I know the procedure would be the same, since both are using
> WinXP.
> If you are trying to format a drive that the system is currently  running
on,
> I don't think you would be successful.  If you have the  WinXP
installation
> disk, you can go through the procedure of reloading XP  and during that
> procedure it will ask if you want to repartition and or  reformat the
> partition(s).
>
> I'm not sure just what you want to format,  so you have a rather "open"
> question.  Are you adding a drive? Or do  you want to format the drive
which
> the system is currently booting  from?
>
>
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