I recently got a HARDRIVE from a friend and when its boots up its like for some school computers called connections academy. anyways since its a school computer it has alor of restrictions so i need to reset my hardrive and wipe it so its just a normal operating systemsOkay, if I understand correctly, you got a HARD drive that was a school's computer... and now it's just yours? Bizarre, I wonder why the school would do that; in fact, you might want to consider that before you PUT crucial data on it.

Now, as for the technical details. If you have a Windows install DISK (a full install, not an upgrade), you can boot from the CD and use the tool in the install disk to format your ex-school hard drive, then install Windows. (This also works with Mac, Linux, and anything else.)

If you don't have a full install disk of your choice OS, but do have a full install of an older OS, you can STILL install from the Upgrade CD, but you'll be prompted to insert a full install disk from a previous OS. It'll still install the OS of your choice.

Good luck. 8-)well the fact is that the computers hardrive was part of a computer they send you when you join that school. he graduated and now the comps his but it has the schools program on it. so if i reinstall xp it will wipe everything, right??IF you use the format function, yes.