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Re: hard drive format without XP
boot from XP CD .. procedd to where they ask where you want to do the install. When you are pronpted to delete partitions .. delete them
use Gparted or Magic Parted Live CD's, boot and the use the partition tools to remove whatever you don't want.
There is no point in formatting the partition although you can create partitions should you want, until you know what you are going to install. Windows will require NTFS or FAT32. Linux will want partitions formatted as EXT2,EXT3 , reiserfs and/or SWAP.
You can leave the install to decide what you need or do it manually (slightly more tricky and requires research)
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