Paulo P

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I am trying to get rid of windows xp on my friends computer and put 98 on there to make it more stable. What is the best way to go about doing this?

Thanks in advance
Paul

Beauregard

Fdisk - Format - Rebuild, but XP is more stable that 98SE if the hardware is OK.

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

Thanks You are local to me I am in slough too This machine is so slow and confused It needs to be re-started all the time just to see the drives

Paul

InvisibleMan

im local too, i could have a look for you


edited to add, but im really not too sure on 98

[Edited by InvisibleMan - 3/13/2003 1:57:35 PM]

Nick VR4

Might be beter to go to win 2000 than 98
imho
Read somewhere old machines will run slow using xp

Paulo P

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Nick

I noticed a minute ago that he is only running pentium 2 We haven't got a copy of 2000 sadly because I like that I can't get it into msdos mode either because it doesn't appear to be there

Paul

Nick VR4

Guessing here Paul
Can you boot up using safe mode?

Paulo P

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Nick

Yes I can but can't seem to get to msdos is it possible that someone could have deleted it?

Paul

Nick VR4

By the sounds of it yes its been deleted

Paulo P

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Nick

DOH!!!! I wonder what muppet has done that Is there anyway around it now then?

Paul

Jeff Wiltshire

I may be missing something here but there is no MS-DOS mode in XP

ian_sadler

Paul,

I have 2000, ME & 98SE on CD if you need a copy.

Ian

Nick VR4

I think there if Jeff
Start and run command

Fig

There is no "Dos Mode" on XP. You can get to a command prompt (Run > Command) but this will not allow you to run fdisk (well, you can run it, but you cannot delete the partition), as the hard drive cannot be locked. Also, if the hard drive in NTFS, you will not be able to see it even if you use a boot disk.

You should be able to delete the partitition using the XP CD. Make sure the PC is set to boot from CD first, insert CD, reboot, select the option for a fresh install and you should be asked where you want to install. On this page there is an option to create/delete partitions etc. When you have successfully deleted tha partition, you can fdisk/format and install 98 using a bootable CD or bootdisk.

[Edited by Fig - 3/13/2003 4:30:09 PM]

dogmaul

you cant see the partition when bootin of a dos disk but you can see it in fdisk

dogmaul

oh and dont run command just type cmd its much faster

suba

if you need a boot disk, goto www.bootdisk.com

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

I will try this in a bit

Thanks
Paul