Hello,
I've got a machine running XP. I want to know how I can format my C drive, to clear everything; allowing me to have a fresh start so I can install a linux OS.
I have a Linux OS (Fedora) on CD, which I assume I can just insert and install once I have formatted by HD.
However I can't seem to format the drive. I've tried making a boot disk, which I thought I could then format using. I copied boot.ini ntdetetc and ntldr. And I have obviously tried format from within windows.
Nothing works. As I'm not bothered about keeping my existing XP OS, I thought this would be a simple procedure, where I could allow myself to be a bull in a china shop, but it's proving much harder than I had anticipated.
Any suggestions and help, would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Adam
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Solved.
Used Linux CD as boot CD-Rom. Thought of this, after having this problem ongoing for almost a year.
I've got a machine running XP. I want to know how I can format my C drive, to clear everything; allowing me to have a fresh start so I can install a linux OS.
I have a Linux OS (Fedora) on CD, which I assume I can just insert and install once I have formatted by HD.
However I can't seem to format the drive. I've tried making a boot disk, which I thought I could then format using. I copied boot.ini ntdetetc and ntldr. And I have obviously tried format from within windows.
Nothing works. As I'm not bothered about keeping my existing XP OS, I thought this would be a simple procedure, where I could allow myself to be a bull in a china shop, but it's proving much harder than I had anticipated.
Any suggestions and help, would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Adam
-
Solved.
Used Linux CD as boot CD-Rom. Thought of this, after having this problem ongoing for almost a year.