Windows XP is the most desired operating system to do professional work on the computer. Especially for software engineers this operating system offers some incredible features. If you have no more use of windows XP and now you want to do format it to install a new operating system, so you should know the exact way of formatting. Many people take support of professionals for formatting PCs because they don’t know the exact way of formatting. If you are also one of them, so you should know how to format windows XP. It will save your money and thus you will get an effective way of formatting the desired operating systems.
First and very initial step of formatting any operating system is to create backup. We all have some necessary files and details in our computers to which we never want to lose. Backup provides whole securities to such files and saves it from collapsing. You can prepare backup with the help of your operating system’s help menu. You just need to go there and ask to create backup of system. You will get many options to make a new back up.
After creating the backup you have to enter the CD of preferred operating system you want. Suppose you want to install windows 7 in your computer as the new operating system, enter windows 7 CD and start the procedure. This is the most important part of learning how to format windows XP. As you will enter the disk you will get options for booting system. You have to begin booting and then you will get some options in which you will have to choose language and currency and keyboard’s input methods. Choose necessary options and start booting.
After some time you will get options to install the new operating system. As you will start installation, it will ask you to enter the key. As you will enter the key, system will install new OS and previous one will be formatted, when you click on the format button. After this you can easily distribute drives and space in them. Thus your new operating system will be installed and windows xp will be formatted. Many individuals know how to format windows XP and they preciously perform this task in the same way we suggested. If you also want to format it, so apply the same way of formatting.
