Boot the XP CD, get to the recovery console and use the format command. Bingo, the drive is formatted.
The only thing is, why would you want a formatted drive? There will be no data, and no OS installed.
Bob
my pc operating system is xp professional,please give the step of how to reformat my hard disk, ihave a lot of attachment printer,webcam,videocard 64mb,video capture card with tv&fm, external modem.

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