Computer and Software Support


Using Windows CD to delete the partition  

During the instructions you will see the following symbols < >   [ ] and { } Here is what they indicate

  1. < > - Indicates what needs to be typed in. Do not type the < and the >. Just the text inside them

  2. [ ] - Indicates a key on the keyboard to be pressed

  3. { } - Indicates a button on the screen to click on.

NOTICE:

 The procedures below require a repartitioning and reformatting of the hard drive. This will permanently erase all data on the drive. Please back up any data you wish to preserve before performing these procedures. During the procedure it will ask you for the product key. Have it handy to enter when it requests it. Some installs vary to a certain degree but all of them follow the following steps enough to be able to use this layout for all of them.

 

  1. Set the system to boot to the CD

  2. Put your Windows CD in the drive

  3. Reboot the computer

  4. If you see the message "Press any key" Press the [space bar] (you have to hit it quick or you will miss it. You may not see it if the partition is not there or corrupted)

   

  1. The Windows Setup screen appears

  2. You will see a blue DOS looking window with information going by at the bottom

  3. You will see the following information

    1. Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver - If you are installing RAID you will need to press F6 and install the driver (if not skip this step)

    2. Press F2 to initiate the Automated System Recovery (ASR) tool - ignore this

   

  1. Press the [Enter] key to setup Windows. If the Enter key doesn't work, here is the fix

  2. You will get an option to repair Windows. Press the [ESC] key

   

  1. The Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen appears

  2. Press the [F8] key to accept the license agreement

   

  1. Highlight the partition you want to delete (usually will only be one partition but you may have other partitions. If there is more than one, decide if you want all of them deleted or just one)

  2. Press the letter [D] to delete the partition (If you don't see this screen, that is because the partition has already been deleted)

  1. Press the letter [L]

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Partition Creation