# Help: format on XP Home?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-format-on-xp-home/97926
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [December 31, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-format-on-xp-home/97926 "2003-12-31T09:39:41Z")
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### Author: ![eyezberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/77aa72/32.png) [@eyezberg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eyezberg)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-format-on-xp-home/97926/1 "2003-12-31T09:39:41Z")

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Ok, so I tried again to reinstall stupid XP on this stupid Dell, lol, but I never get the option to FORMAT C first to get rid of the Dell crap and make a clean new install, anyone knows how to?  
Thx  
(installing from dvd drive straight from win cd with xp already installed, so the delete/format or whatever partition options don’t become available, and i don’t have a boot floppy…)

Urgent pls, want to get this done b4 new year 🙂