Format Xp

Jamie stared at it. The room was dark, illuminated only by the hum of the CRT monitor and the erratic flicker of a hard drive activity LED that blinked like a dying heart. It was 2:00 AM.

He typed setup.exe and pressed Enter.

Jamie opened the disc tray and slid in the Windows 7 installation CD. He closed the tray. It clicked shut. format xp

He hovered his finger over the 'N' key. No. He could back out. He could drag the files to an external drive, hoard the memories, let them clutter up his new machine. He could carry the baggage with him. Jamie stared at it

The cursor blinked in the top left corner of the screen. A sterile, white underscore against a void of black. He typed setup

The drive fell silent for a moment. Then, the text appeared.