How to reformat laptop without floppy

[goobernoodles]

Title says it all. How do i reformat and install xp on a laptop without access to windows and without a floppy? My buddy received an old extra school laptop with xp but he doesn't know the pass...

 

[bacillus]

you can just boot from the xp cd and partition/repartition and format in xp's setup before installing xp.

 

[kingsrook7]

usb floppy drive, or jump drive