|
Now that you have
partitioned your hard drive, the first part of the
Installation process is formatting it.
Formatting means erasing the drive and setting up
the file system that it will use.
 |
|
Reboot
with the CD in the drive, and when asked, choose
to start Windows Startup (Option
1). |
| As you
begin, Windows Startup gives you the options of
either asking for help, quitting or
continuing. |
|
 |
 |
|
It will
detect that your C: drive (which is actually
your first partition) in not formatted. Choose
to format it. |
| Wait while
the formatting proceeds. This may take some
time. |
|
 |
 |
|
After
formatting your C: drive, Windows Startup will
also detect that your D: drive (your second
partition) is not formatted, either. It is not
necessary to do so at this point, but go ahead
and format it now so you don’t have to worry
about it later. |
| After all
the formatting is finished, Windows Startup will
inform you that it is continuing and will
perform some checks of your hard
drives. |
|
 |
 |
|
As those
checks are performed, your screen will look like
this. |
| When the
checks are finished, you will be told
(hopefully) that no errors were
found. |
|
 |
|
Home
