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For that you need a bootable CD of your operating system. A bootable CD means that your PC will boot with that CD rather than your harddrive.

  • Once you have a bootable CD, insert it into your CD-drive.
  • Restart your computer.
  • Now when the computer is starting, you have to enter the boot menu. It is done using different keys for different PCs. HP usually has F8. Others, you'll have to find out.
  • Now set boot preference, with CDDRIVE on top.
  • Then exit boot menu and keep pressing control.
  • You'll enter the Windows Installation menu.
  • After that you'll get and option to format Windows and select the partition. It is here you can delete partitions, create new ones, and install back windows.

CAUTION : You will format you PC completely and lose all installed data in installation drive.

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