Have found another way.. use diskpart.exe already in xp's sys32 directory
( unless its there coz ive installed all the admin tools )
go to here and scroll down
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...c12621675.mspx
here's a bit of it :
Creating DiskPart Scripts
You can create DiskPart scripts in text files by using any extension. To run a DiskPart script from the command line, type:
diskpart /s testscript.txt
To create a log file of the DiskPart session, type:
diskpart /s testscript.txt > logfile.txt
DiskPart does not have a format command. You must run the format command from the command prompt either manually or by using a batch file. The following example shows a batch file called Formatpart.bat and a DiskPart script called Createpart.txt. The batch file executes the DiskPart script and then runs the format command.
In Formatpart.bat:
diskpart /s createpart.txt
format g: /fs:ntfs
In Createpart.txt:
select disk 1
create volume simple size 4096
assign letter g
ta very much, off for a *** (smoke)