Oh. God! DAMMIT!!! Attempts to install WinXPPro SP2 from CD to a pre-partitioned, pre-loaded hard drive* only resulted in a repeated loop from first reboot back to the beginning of Setup to pick ...

well, after my posts of harddisk problems (i think it was in another forum, im not sure...), when i booted up my computer, i got thrashing/crumpling sounds ...

This tutorial explains how to format or convert a Hard Disk or a Partition to NTFS format, as it is file system that provides better performance and security for data.

This guide explains in detail how to re-partition a hard drive without losing your data. However, you must be cautious when using the DISKPART tool on dynamic disks.