trouble reformating

[2fast4u]

high im having trouble reformating.. first it wouldn't boot off the disk so then it went into windows 2000... i then clicked on the xp format disk, and it install buy the problem is i have both 2000 and xp on my hd.. i just want xp. so i made a xp boot disk and put it on 6 floppies.. i put them all in and when i got to the six one, it asked if i wanted to format my hd... i click yes and it did.. then when it got to 100%, it went to check how much disk space i have. and after it said there was an error.. the error reads "The following value in the .SIF file used by setup, is corrupted or missing: Value 0 on the line in section [SourceDisksFiles] with "Ke" or "key" i dont remember which one, i think it is key but after that it said "sp1.cab"

Setup cannot continue. to quit setup, press F3

 

[2fast4u]

this is important, i need it done today so i can print my homework which is due tomorrow!!

 

[Osiris]

use a windows 98 bootdisk which only uses 1 floppy. www.bootdisk.com

 

[2fast4u]

will this work cause im tryin to install windows xp

 

[Osiris]

yes it will. I use it all the time

 

[2fast4u]

ok once i get the 98se boot disk wut do i do?

 

[2fast4u]

do i put the xp boot cd in with the 98se boot disk?

 

[Osiris]

boot from it.


http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-Format-a-Hard-Drive.htm

 

[2fast4u]

so all i do is put in the 98 boot disk, nothing else and restart? i dont put anything in my cd drive?

 

[Osiris]

follow the guide. It will tell you.


you just boot from it, follow the prompts, after you do this fdisk and format, then you put in your xp cd