How to format Aspire 4520

IM need format my aspire 4520

When you install the new operating system clean, it will offer the option to format the drive before you start the installation process.  Choose that option and it will be formatted.  If you format, you must do a full install, because there will be nothing on the disk to upgrade unless you re-install the operating system that was there before the upgrade.

If you do not want to install another operating system but just want to format, use the Installation of Vista genuine disc and choose the recovery environment then highlight the menu and select command prompt and then type Format C:\ and enter and it will format the disk partition.

It is a pretty serious step.  You realize that you will lose everything on the hard drive partition by doing this?  You understand that the only thing you can really save is your data and you should do so before formatting if you want to keep it?

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

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