Robert J. Rando wrote:

> I need to do a clean install of XP due to a virus. I want to preferably
> delete the partition that XP is currently installed, or at the very least
> re-format it. The HD currently has 3 partitions and the other 2 are almost
> full. I've booted to my Maxtor MaxBlast CD and tried doing it that way but
> it's not working.
>
>

You need the MazBlast FLOPPIES. Download them from Maxtor's site with
another computer, make the floppies, boot the computer that you want to
format with the floppy, let it install, follow directions. If you do a
full format (zeros to disk), it will take hours and hours but everything
will be gone. You can use these tools to partition as well, after the
format. Once it's done, reboot to BIOS, set CDROM as first boot, stick
the XP CD in, save and exit and begin the XP install. Once that's done,
set the boot order back in the BIOS.

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