how do you format an external hard drive with a usb connection using win xp home edition?
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Right Click on a my computer icon, select manage from the drop down list.  A Computer Management window will open.  Select Disk Management.  Finally select the drive you would like to format, right click and select format.
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format the hard drive
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If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't be attempting this.  The command is FORMAT d: where d: is the drive you wish to format.  You can also run DISKFIX ... please, there is no recovery from this at all.\n\nIf you're getting rid of an old computer ... that's a different story.  We should probably have this conversation off-line ... my contact info is in my profile ... IM me and we'll figure out the best way to accomplish what you want to do.
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As long as the hard drive is plugged in and it shows up in your computer's BIOS (and is given a drive letter) then it doesn't matter where it is... or what enclosure it's contained in.\n\nIf you're using Windows, you should be able to right click on that drive and choose "Format".
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your device should have a format in the settings, if you just want to foamat it for data, then just right click on it in my computer, and click format
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If you have a WinXP disk\npop it in\npress ENTER to load disc when it asks\nyou can format from the winxp installation\nby selecting a partition and choosing to delete it\nformat as NTSF quick, best choice for today's world - the full format is useless and needlessly LONG\n\nif you don't have a XP disk..you shouldnt't be deleting your computer
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The simplest way is to use Partition Magic.  In that case you won't need to format the existing hard drive.  Since you already have Windows XP on the primary partition, it will already be formatted in NTFS.  That will save you an additional step.  I would recommend you to back up all your data initially.  The Partition Magic software lets you partition an existing hard drive with data on it.\n\nNow create a new partition from the existing one and format in the FAT32 format required by Windows 98.  Now you will have a FAT32 partition with no OS and the NTFS partition with XP as the primary OS.\n\nPop in the Windows 98 installation CD and restart the system (make appropriate changes in the BIOS to make the system boot from the Windows 98 CD).  When the installation menu comes, install Windows 98 as the OS on the FAT32 partition.\n\nThat should do the job.  If you are concerned about the efficacy of the partition Magic software follow the steps mentioned in the previous post.
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agreed, you likely have formatted it using FAT file system.\n\nif you have xp you should 'convert' your hard drive to NTFS.
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For USB Hard drive you dont need to go into system BIOS.\nwinXP and winNT2000 pro will automatically detect your external drive and load the driver for you. Your error could be 1 of the following:\n1.  You manually install the driver before you connect the USB HD.\n2.  Power from USB insufficient to run your HD (you should connect the power cable first leaving out the USB cable until after you boot up).\n\nYou can try this:\nGo to "Control Panel" --> "System" --> "Device Manager", remove the "Unknown device", and detach the USB cable, then connect the power cable. Restart the computer and connect the USB cable after boot up.  Click ok to load window driver for USB device when asked.\n\nWinXP has a feature to partition the HD:  Control Panel ---> Performance and Maintenance --->Administrative Tools ---> Computer Management ---> Disk Management.\n\nDunno about Win NT 2000.  You probably need a disk partition software.
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Try going into your bios and formating the hard drive. You can't format it from windows because the hard drive has files that windows needs to be able to run. if you can boot your computer in dos, type in format and confirm. that should work. If not you can take out your hard drive and hook it into another computer. Format it from that computer.
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If you have a USB any computer will sense it (even without XP) if you go to "My Computer" it will show up as "Removable Disk". So go there if it doesn't automatically pop up a dialog box with some options!
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I am assuming you mean a floppy disc?  insert it into your A drive, right click "my computer" and open it, go to the A drive, right click and choose "format"
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Installing The Windows XP Home Edition Backup Program Utility\n\nInsert your Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom and allow it to automatically run.\n\nFrom the main menu that appears, click on Perform additional tasks.\n\nThen click on Browse this CD on the second menu screen that appears.\n\nThis will take you to the root directory of your CD Rom drive, which is usually (D:).\n\nDouble click on the yellow VALUEADD folder until it opens up for you.\n\nThen double click on the yellow MSFT folder until it opens up for you.\n\nThen double click on the yellow NTBACKUP folder until it opens up for you.\n\nYou should now be at the D:&#92;VALUEADD&#92;MSFT&#92;NTBACKUP directory location.\n\nNow double click on the NTBACKUP.MSI file to begin the backup utility installation.\n\nThen click on the Finish button to exit the Backup Utility Installation Wizard.\n\nThen close the Windows XP Menu Screen and the My Computer directory window.\n\nThe Backup icon will be placed in the Start/Program/Accessories/System Tools folder.
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Just reformat it as you would any device, plug it in, go to my computer, right click on it and format!
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from the command prompt\n\nconvert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs\n\ne.g.:  convert c: /fs:ntfs
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The only viable option besides copying to the hard drive is the Disc Stakka from Imation. See more info here: http://www.imation.com.au/products/disc_stakka/index.htm\nhttp://www.imation.com/products/disc_stakka/index.html\n\nAdded the U.S. link. My mistake.
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It wont format your harddrive. It will bring up an activation screen.It wount let you register it if that number is invalid,looking you out of windows.