# Reformat

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 23, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332 "2003-03-23T20:47:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332/41 "2003-03-26T12:00:33Z")

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Naw, I’ll find the cd… oh well  
and where did my footer go? it was only like 1kb over the limit… do i have to make another one now?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332/42 "2003-03-27T18:56:12Z")

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OK… problems guys…  
i found my xp reinstallation disk… and tried to reformat my computer… all it did was replaced windows, but most of my old files are still here…  
is it gonna like destroy my computer if i delete my c drive through dos?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332/43 "2003-03-27T19:19:41Z")

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Well, more than likely you reinstalled XP from XP itself. You have to use the Windows XP CD to boot into DOS - the CD takes care of loading the vital files necessary for installation. From there, you can format your comp (tell XP to do it for you) and install the OS a fresh hard drive.

Yes, formatting will kill your comp temporary with all data lost =)

Cheers!  
Kirupa :rd:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reformat/16332/44 "2003-03-27T19:22:25Z")

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I don’t understand, are you telling me to like restart my computer and then run the cd from there, not through xp itself? If that’s it, maybe I should try that.

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