>>How can I unpartition drive D (without commercial software), format drive C and install XP again?
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>Depending on how/when you partioned your old XP it might be hard to get rid of those partitions with older install/fdisk software.
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It worked well with the XP installation CD. I was able to remove the partition and all works now.
Thank you for your input.
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