-5

Details

  • I have two partitions in my computer; C and D. I've installed Windows XP on "C".

  • I want to format the "C" drive, but the problem is, My CD ROM drive is not working.

  • I have the Windows XP installation media in the CD ROM ["D"] drive.

My questions are:

  1. Can I format the "C" drive even if my CD ROM is not working?
  2. How can I install a new Windows XP without a CD ROM after formatting C if that's possible?
Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style
  • 40,038
  • 27
  • 84
  • 117
JWALIT
  • 29
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
    @JWALIT: Try pressing F8 on startup. With XP some PC manufacturers used to install a recovery partition which could be used to repair you computer. Please post back with the options that are shown. – James P May 17 '12 at 13:10

2 Answers2

3

You, if your BIOS supports it, can install XP from a USB. See this answer for how to do it.

You say you have two partitions, C and D with a copy of the XP Install media on the D drive. I guess you want to boot the media from the D drive - that's not going to be easy, it would be better if you re-install from the USB.

Community
  • 1
tombull89
  • 6,706
  • 11
  • 45
  • 65
0

Use USB drive such as pendrive.

  1. First copy the installing version to your pendrive.
  2. Make your pendrive bootable with the help of the software which can be found in the internet.
  3. Make USB drive as the primary boot device on the BIOS setting.
  4. Then enjoy
Kevin Panko
  • 7,346
  • 22
  • 44
  • 53
Pratik Budhathoki
  • 1