Format & Install XP on CD

[Blaze]

I would like to know If I can create a CD that will Reformat my HD then install XP clean with SP1. I have found a site that gives instructions on creating a bootable Windows XP installation CD slipstreamed with SP1. Here\'s the link if you are interested. http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm
What I want to do is add the command prompts that will fdisk and format on the CD also. When I purchsed my first PC, a Compaq, it came with a red disk. You put that in your CD Rom hit a button titled Full Restore and it would fdisk,reformat, and install Windows. That is what I want to do. I would imagine that I need another program that will run the dos scripts. I am not a programmer and have no idea on how to write the script myself.

I am not a PC guru like most of you here. I know my way around a PC and how to keep it running smooth. But to my family I\'m the guy they call when they have PC troubles. Most of them don\'t know basic things like what OS they are running, how much ram they have ect. I am tired of walking them though a reformat and clean install when they garbage up their PCs.

[Burner]

You could add these lines to your winnt.sif or unattend.txt

[Unattended]
Filesystem=ConvertNTFS   ;Specifies whether to convert the primary partition to NTFS or to leave it alone

Repartition=Yes      ;Specifies whether to delete all partitions on the first drive of the client computer and to reformat the drive with the NTFS file system

Note: With both these switchs togehter Windows installation does a quick format and not a full format. Not sure if a full format in the unattend installation is possible in the answer file.