Boot your computer with the XP Home CD. When Setup runs, tell it you want
a Custom installation, point it to your existing C drive and the use the
Custom options to format the drive.

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"The Apprentice" <nospam-mam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:g4kcc2$1nu$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
> It has got to the point of reformatting the hard drive and all fixes have
> not worked to
> improve speed.
>
> How do I reformat with XP Home? I will be installing XP Pro after the
> reformatting.
>
> Looked in Google and visited many sites but need a site for dummies, so
> please recommend
> one or PLEASE let me know what to do.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>