Help with hard drive and Windows 98 SE to Windows XP Pro

[Si1veR]

System Specs:
Windows 98 SE
AMD XP 2400+
768 MB DDR PC2100
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Gamer
40 GB WD Hard Drive
16x DVD ROM
52x CD-RW

My hard drive has three partitions; c:10 GB, d: 10 GB, and e: 20 GB. How do I wipe out all three partitions and have a clean hard drive with only a c: drive? I'm planning to install Windows XP Pro /w SP2 and I want everything to be on one drive.

Thanks!

 

[GregANDTCH]

If you don't want to save ANYTHING, how about booting with a DOS boot disk & running FDISK?

 

[djdrastic]

You can also wipe those partitions when you install XP , as it gives you a partition manager during the install

 

[Si1veR]

I already have all my files backed up on CDs. So, do I just put the Windows XP disc in my DVD ROM drive and reboot?

 

[JW310]

Originally posted by: Si1veR
I already have all my files backed up on CDs. So, do I just put the Windows XP disc in my DVD ROM drive and reboot?

Yep. As stated above, the WinXP setup will give you the ability to delete all the partitions on the drive and install Windows on one 40GB partition.

JW

 

[Si1veR]

Thanks, I'll go ahead and install it.