Futurama Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 How long does it take to format windows? Im talking put windows xp cd in - format - have a fully running computer again any idea how long, about? dunno if itll affect it but i got an 80gb HD about 20GB Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Running a quick format will wipe the drive in about 15 - 20 seconds max. Installing Windows XP on the other hand can take up to 2 hours on a really slow PC. Not to mention installing drivers and software afterwards. If you're doing it for your first time, I'd set aside up to a maximum of 5 hours. And before anyone gets on at me for saying to quick format, yes I know it doesn't remove the information from the drive. Yes I know that it just says to the computer you can write data here and no it won't harm the hardrive. Notoriously Trollish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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