install wondows 95 on a xp system, drive will not format or change NTFS in fat

Hiya,
Here are the current specifications for my computer,

Microsoft windows xp professional,
service pack 3

Intel pentium 4 cpu 3.00 GHz
512 MB of RAM

Basically, I want the computer to work with a windows 95 OS instead of xp, (I have a boot cd)

I tried different ways to format my hard drive,
(booting from the xp disk, start the recovery console, giving the correct command request to start the format of drive c while changing storage type of ntfs to fat and when the format is complete I exit console early my computer and my xp is still running with all my files still saved)

I also tried with the computer in xp by clicking on my computer and try to format the hard drive manually but it gives an error message saying "unable to complete the format".

I'm to be stupid and do this wrong or is a problem of it is not not possible on my current setup?
It would be appreciated if someone could help me or come to any solution as to how I can get 95 running if

Hi Lewiscolli,

Windows 95 (and their related components) will rise to a status not supported. After this date, Microsoft no longer provides incident support options or security updates. Microsoft does not offer an agreement of support for these products.

If you have always wanted to install Windows 95 on Windows XP, you can format the disk on which you want to install the new operating system (OS) with the help of the Windows XP disc. You can format the drive in FAT instead of NTFS format, then you can install the Windows 95 operating system using the disc.

You can follow the below mentioned article for more information:

 

Choice between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32

http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/choosing_between_ntfs_fat_and_fat32.mspx?mfr=true

Hope this information help.

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