The Apprentice wrote:

> 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

Since you say that you will be installing Windows XP Pro then boot using
its installation CD and follow to prompts to select a partition of where
to install that OS and the prompts to format it first and then do the
install. Just use the install CD, boot using it, and use it during the
prelude to the install to format the partition.