Hi
What is the easiest way to format c drive from usb drive without using XP instalation disk.
That was the shor story, this the long one if someone cares to read:)
See, the situation is:
1) i had xp home edition on my laptop, and i wanted to upgrade to xp pro
2) Since my DVD has been broken for over 6 months now and it doesnt bother me (with internet and all) i figured it would be a waste to replace it now
3) Before i read article about "how to make a usb XP instalation disck" i tried to instal xp from remote HDD through USB,
but that didnt go so well - after instalation files were copied to C drive instalation failled for some reason but only after
current windows OS was partially deleted :)
Conclusion: so here i am with partially deleted OS on my PC (not working) and a started instalation
My idea was to create a USB instaltion, format c drive and reinstal OS but i cant do it because XP instalation checks that there are instaltion files on C: drive and doesnt let me to format it, repair and instal doesnt work either.
I dont know what to do
My next thought is to get some linux or other instalation that you could put on USB flash drive with boot and format c from that.
anyway, maybe you could shed some light on this situation
P.S. If some of this doesnt make sense, let me know and i witll try to clarify the situation ( im not a complete retard when it comes to PCs although i always have had serious issues when it comes to installing Windws)