formatting windows xp pro?

hi,
i would like to know how to format windows xp pro?

thanks

does any body know?
i need the answer quicky because i have an essay to do and my pc is f**ked
sorry for being so rude

thanks

You need to put the XP cd in the drive and restart booting to the CD. Run the install and format where it says to, then you must also reactivate XP once it is installed again.

I did this about a month ago, and so far have had no problems whatsoever; the computer is runnig a million times faster.

Basically I found the start up/os cd's that came with the computer. You'll need these, because when you format the c/system drive, you'll lose the lot, and won't be able to load anything (The os will have vanished )

All I needed to do was chuck the cd in the drive, and reinstall xp. I found that to be the easiest way, as it formats the drive along the way. I have a partitioned (sp?) drive, so it only formatted the system drive, and left the other drive alone. When I got back into XP, all I did was right click on the non system drive, and clicked format (It should be an option on the menu that pops up).

Whatever way you decide to do it, make sure you back up your stuff, and be sure that you have your boot cd/xp cd around, otherwise you'll be stuck without an OS.

EDIT: gah, bchur83 beat me to it