In message <1718BE51-4B04-4F2B-B380-E609DA5817D8@microsoft.com> drumz
<drumz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm planning on formatting the HD on my laptop to install XP on it - not
>happy with Vista. Someone said that Vista still leaves a footprint. Is this
>true? And if so, will a third party formatter wipe it clean?

You don't need a third party formatter, the XP installer is more then
sufficient.