reformat help please

[omghaxcode]

ok so I've never had to reformat but this is what I'm trying to do. right now I have a Vista HD and a XP HD in the same computer. I am reformatting the vista drive so I can start over with 64 bit. I don't need anything on my xp drive. can I reformat my xp drive, move my important stuff to it, reformat my vista drive, reinstall drivers and vista and what not, and move important stuff back?

I'm figuring yeah but I'm unsure on how to go about this. can I just right click my XP drive while in vista and hit format? I won't need to reinstall an OS on that drive right? also if I can do that what do I use for allocation unit seize, volume label, and is it safe to run a quick format?
ty

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: omghaxcode
ok so I've never had to reformat but this is what I'm trying to do. right now I have a Vista HD and a XP HD in the same computer. I am reformatting the vista drive so I can start over with 64 bit. I don't need anything on my xp drive. can I reformat my xp drive, move my important stuff to it, reformat my vista drive, reinstall drivers and vista and what not, and move important stuff back?

I'm figuring yeah but I'm unsure on how to go about this. can I just right click my XP drive while in vista and hit format? I won't need to reinstall an OS on that drive right? also if I can do that what do I use for allocation unit seize, volume label, and is it safe to run a quick format?
ty

Yes.

Full format is better, especially if the data you are storing is important/critical. Just use the default settings Vista provides when you start the format tool.