I have so much clutter and obsolete stuff on my PC I'd like to format the whole of the hard disk, then reload specific programs from the original CD's or wherever and finally reload a few saved data files. At the same time I want to upgrade my OS from W98 to XP. I have the MS CD and key to do this.
What I'm scared of is that if I format C drive I won't be able to boot the PC up which will prevent me from loading the new OS from the CD drive. Once I've got the OS loaded I can handle everything else.
Can anyone offer any words of wisdom before I stuff myself completely? What is the correct formatting command string? Do I need to backup any system files before starting the process?
I'm very nervous but I feel there are enough clues and slow running to point to this making such a drastic (for me) step worthwhile. Apart from a few Word files which I'll back up, there's nothing I really need on the PC, I'm just nervous that once I format the C drive the PC will refuse to boot up.
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