Actually it is not really hard to format your own PC but a lot of computer user just too lazy too learn and willing to send their PC to computer shop to format. Instead of burning RM40 for format, it is good if you learn how to format your own PC.

Windows XP can be format at Desktop or from BIOS. In this tutorial, I will teach how to format from BIOS.

There is 3 main steps to format windows XP. 

1. Boot Sequence

• After inserting windows XP cd, you need to make sure that your PC will boot from your CD drive, not your hard disk.
• To do this, you need to change the boot sequence so that CD/DVD Drive is sequence to the top. This will make your PC boot from the XP disc.
• Boot sequence is located at BIOS setup (for most PC, you need to press Delete to enter BIOS setup).

2. Following instructions

• After you save and quit BIOS setup, PC will restart. Then the system will ask you to press any key to load from CD/DVD drive. So, press any key.
• After that, you just need to follow the instruction given.

3. Installing driver

• After formatting completed, you need to install your PC driver so that related devices can be function. Usually, the driver such as sound, video, LAN and USB driver comes with your motherboard CD driver.
• If you do not want to install the driver again after format, you can use software like Driver Magic to backup your driver. After formatting, you just need to install the Driver Magic software again and then load the backup driver. That’s all.

Sometimes, you will have a hard time to format your PC. This is maybe because your windows partition table is damaged due to virus. To overcome this, you need to repair your partition table first either using Windows XP recovery console or TestDisk software.