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more computer questions...why can't i format my hard drive?

im trying to reinstall windows XP and would like to format my hard drive so i can start with a nice fresh hard drive and a nice fresh copy of XP ive backed up all my data but i can't format my hard drive-it says 'windows cannot format this drive. Quit any disk utilities or any other programs that are using this drive and make sure that no window is displaying the contents of this drive, then try formatting again'

is this because windows in on the hard drive and as a result i will not be able to format the drive?

please, i need some help!
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