How to initialize a hard drive for the first time?

I just got a new hardisk. What should I do before using it? Can someone give me instructions step by step?
IM using Windows Xp

In this case, shut down the PC, unplug the power cord, take anti-static precautions and install the disk drive. Turn on the PC and use disk management to partition/format-it as wish you...

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/309000

... NTFS file system is the best.

To store your data, I recommend to move the My Documents folder...

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310147

... but you don't have to do if you want to keep some data on C: and the rest on a partition on the new disk.

You could also start to install some programs (games or other) on the disk by making custom installations and change the drive letter.

Tricky

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