what EXACTLY does reformatting the C drive do?

Alex

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My parents recently got a mac and are leaving me with the old Dell Pc with Windows XP.

It runs pretty slowly and has a lot of junk we dont need on it, so I think i might try reformatting the C drive.

Is there a difference between doing this from command prompt or from the actual icon (right click on Local Disk, click "format..."

I want a way to completely erase everything, but leave the essential programs on. I want to make the computer like it was brand new. Is there a better way?

I really dont know much about this subject.
 
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