*IF*, .... and that's a big IF, your existing disk (C: drive) has an almost
working copy of WinMe on it AND it contains a folder (e.g.
C:\Windows\Options\Instal or CABS) containing a copy of approx 150Mb worth
of all the installation files required for WinMe AND you are able to copy
and burn those files to mem-stick or CD or some other such media, then you
just *might* be in with a chance.

NB - Being an OEM version of WinMe, I'm not sure whether HP were permitted
to allow these files to be installed/copied on their machines. The MS Retail
version of WinMe does.

Otherwise search ebay or similar.

On the other hand, if you only want to format the drive, that's easy, got to
:-
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
and select the WinMe OEM version, and follow the instructions to make a boot
disk. Then use the DOS format command to format your C: drive.

But you'll still need a WinMe installation CD (or at least the files - see
above) to install a fresh installation of WinMe.

Mart


"Desmond" wrote in message
...
Hi all,is there a way to get a disc so I can reformat my old HP with ME
on.I
have the CD key still but the disc etc has long gone.Thankyou.

"Mart" wrote:

You're welcome Cindy. I hope all goes well.

Mart


"Cindy" wrote in message
...
Thanx Mart! I appreciate your help!

"Mart" wrote:

The simplest answer is to boot - using the WinMe (floppy) Startup
disk -
and
at the A:\ prompt, type " format c: " (no quotes and notice the
colon
after the letter c)

That should format the C: drive.

However, if you want a more detailed instructions, a couple of very
useful
documents are on your WinMe CD (and probably on your C: drive too)
called
setup.txt file and cleanhd.txt which are well worth reading. You
should
also
and print out and have handy a copy of the cleanhd.txt file - a copy
of
which you can also see here :-
"Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271673/en-us

Also, be sure that you've still got a copy of the 25 digit product
key,
before you start and any 'machine specific' drivers (often on a
separate
CD)
which *may* have come with your PC. (Don't worry too much if you
haven't
any
drivers as there's usually some work-around available)

Mart



"Cindy" wrote in message
...
Can anyone please tell me how to reformat the hard drive on my son's
computer? It's an old HP with ME. He has the reinstall CD but I
can't
remember how to reformat.