hi nairalanders,

please i need a step by step procedure on how to format a desktop computer.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR:

INSERTED THE XP CD

WENT TO SET -UP

CHANGE THE FIRST,SECOND AND THIRD BOOT TO CDROM


THE SYSTEM STILL REFUSE TO BOOT FROM THE CDROM

I am guessing you have an XP or 2000 windows?

How to Format a Computer with Windows XP
To format a computer with Windows XP or 2000, insert Windows CD and restart your computer.


Your computer should automatically boot from the CD to the Windows Setup Main Menu.


At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.


Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement.


If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you are prompted to repair it. To bypass the repair, press ESC.


Use the ARROW keys to select the partition or the unpartitioned space where you want to create a new partition. Press D to delete an existing partition, or press C to create a new partition.


Type the size in megabytes (MB) that you want to use for the new partition, and then press ENTER, or just press ENTER to create the partition with the maximum size.


Select the format option that you want to use for the partition (Recommended: NTFS), and then press ENTER.


After the Windows Setup program formats the partition, follow the instructions that appear on the screen to continue installing Windows.

let me know if you need more help. i got the information from this site:

http://www.whitecanyon.com/how-to-format-computer.php

@Bizzo,

You are both saying the same thing, I guess he knows the steps but can't get pass this OS to boot from CD.

@babasola

Are you sure you have a bootable cd? Try inserting the cd while the system is on and load it, then select "INstall Windows bla bla


And see if it works, if not, get another cd and if not, report back .

thanks alot inze and bizzo , but i have followed all this procedure, what i just discovered is that when the computer is on it can run from the CD rom but it just refuse to boot from the CD ROM. Thanks alot