reformatting comp Closed

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Hello,
iam tryingto reformat my comp, i booted from  disc. it came up with windows setup and 3 options repair, xit without repair and another option but not sure wat it was, well i hit repair option and let it  go . it checked files then went onto installing  xp. that took bout  37  minutes now it is on the microsoft  logo window and ahs been  for  2 hours. i am unsure wat to do now at no time did i see any option for  partitioning . 
i have  a hp compaq dx2200 wndows xp.  nad  using  latest IE .any help would be  appreciated, :)
im not  real comp savy so yeh lol in laymans terms pls:)

closeup22 · Answer

hi there,

follow these steps:

 boot from xp cd

 on startup screen enter

 press F8 to accept license

if you have already an operating it will prompt for repair

to bypass repair press ESC for fresh installation

use arrow key to select partition were to create partition and install windows

select type of partition ntfs or fat

after formatting process it will reboot ,then follow instructions on screen

Thanks

Reformatting comp

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