"jane0601" <jane0601@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> I'm trying to format my hard drive (Vista Home Premium) so that I can
> reinstall Windows XP. However, when I follow the instructions, the
> 'format'
> option is greyed out.
You can't format drive that has Vista installed on it from within Vista.
Think about it. You couldn't do this in XP either. The proper way to
remove Vista and install XP is boot from the XP installation CD and do a
clean install. It has all the tools needed to partition, format and
install. Here is a link with info on how to do a clean install.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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