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More info?)
Well, there are a couple of other reasons too, such as available memory
,Video drivers , etc.,and of course the BIOS that I need to run , none of
witch supports Xp
"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8jc6d.612$zy2.465@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> Instead of going through all that hassle, why not just keep XP and buy a
> cheap PC card modem that comes with XP drivers?
> HH
> "Earl F. Parrish" <efparri@nowhere.world> wrote in message
> news:X_Z5d.4512$ku4.307@trnddc01...
> >
> > "markymark" <markymark7560@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:Ssl5d.13560$yp2.7529@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
> > > Sirs, i have an Armada 7790 dmt that i put windows Xp on and
> > > after witch i
> > > find thats its not a supported system, So I will have to use
> > > windows 2000
> > > pro or 98
> > > How do I install either Operating sys.with Xp Installed already.
> > > And what kind of modem was used in this Computer?I mean the Make
> > > of the
> > > modem.Ther are no modem drivers for Xp so thats one reason i have
> > > to
> > > revert...thnks ..Mark
> > >
> > > --
> > > CHIEFS KICK DOWN THE DOOR IN 2004
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You will have to use a Windows 98 Startup disk to remove the non-DOS
> > partition with FDisk and then create a DOS partition with the same
> > program. You can then format as FAT32. You will find better
> > hardware support with Windows 98 than Windows 2000. To make it
> > easier to go from a bootable floppy disk to a CD-ROM for
> > installation, you should make a bootable CD-ROM disk from the
> > bootable floppy disk image since you cannot use the floppy drive and
> > the CD drive simultaneously. You will have to create that disk on a
> > CD writable drive.
> >
> > Since you are starting with a blank hard drive, you would need
> > qualifying media to do an upgrade to Windows 98. You would have to
> > have either the Windows 95 CD or the original Windows 98 CD to go to
> > Windows 98 Second Edition. If you have a full Windows 98 CD, you
> > will not need to create a bootable CD-ROM because that disk is
> > bootable as is. Windows 2000 can upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows
> > 98 only.
> >
> > You can go to the Hewlett-Packard website to search for your system.
> > You might be better served to use a PC Card modem rather than the
> > original because it might not be X.90 compliant. Back then modems
> > were either X2 or KFlex and many could not be upgraded to the x.90
> > standard.
> >
> > --
> > Earl F. Parrish
> >
> >
>
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