WinXP Home still finds data even after formatting

[buckeyered]

After formatting my hard drive for a clean install, win xp still finds old data when I reinstall xp, how can I really clean the drive?

Thanks

 

[Neverrain]

If it's a Western Digital drive there's a ultility on their site that you put on a floppy and boot with it in the drive. Go through the program and there should be an option to 'Write 0s' to the drive. That should take care of any information XP sees.

 

[Harvey]

Most drive makers have similar utilities. Also, boot from a DOS disk, and try FDISK /MBR. That restores the Master Boot Record to the manufacturer's original setting.

 

[Neverrain]

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