System Restore

[mick]

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My cousin's computer (running on Windows 98) is freezing
randomly, and has to be restarted. I've scanned for
viruses, defragmented, scandisked but still no luck.
Still freezes randomly, cursor and all. I decided that
the best thing to do was do a system restore but she
hasn't got her disk anymore. I know I can't use my XP,
due to serial numbers(or something along these lines) so
I was going to install Windows 95 from a CD we had for a
computer that's now in computer heaven. The computer
won't let me, say you can't go back to Windows 95 from
98, anyone know what I should do?

 

[Guest]

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How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or
Repartition a Hard Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255867

1. Delete the Windows XP partition.
2. Create a new partition.
3. Format the new partition FAT32.
4. Install your desired Operating System.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"Mick" wrote:

| My cousin's computer (running on Windows 98) is freezing
| randomly, and has to be restarted. I've scanned for
| viruses, defragmented, scandisked but still no luck.
| Still freezes randomly, cursor and all. I decided that
| the best thing to do was do a system restore but she
| hasn't got her disk anymore. I know I can't use my XP,
| due to serial numbers(or something along these lines) so
| I was going to install Windows 95 from a CD we had for a
| computer that's now in computer heaven. The computer
| won't let me, say you can't go back to Windows 95 from
| 98, anyone know what I should do?

 

[Guest]

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Hello Mick

Yes that is correct you can not go from win98 to win95
and besides you really don't want to do that. I would suggest
you backup your important data and do a clean install ok
win98, or win xp provided you purcahse it and do a clean
install of what ever OS you will load.

Alvin


Mick wrote:

> My cousin's computer (running on Windows 98) is freezing
> randomly, and has to be restarted. I've scanned for
> viruses, defragmented, scandisked but still no luck.
> Still freezes randomly, cursor and all. I decided that
> the best thing to do was do a system restore but she
> hasn't got her disk anymore. I know I can't use my XP,
> due to serial numbers(or something along these lines) so
> I was going to install Windows 95 from a CD we had for a
> computer that's now in computer heaven. The computer
> won't let me, say you can't go back to Windows 95 from
> 98, anyone know what I should do?

 

[Guest]

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Determine what the cause of the "freezing" is before you
start willy-nilly making changes. It could be hardware
problems such as over-heating or a software conflict. If
the power supply is weak that could also cause problems.

If you need a W98 CD, they can still be found and purchased.
If the computer meets the requirements you can BUY an XP CD
..

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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.



"Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0b8701c4a171$6c0f3990$a301280a@phx.gbl...
| My cousin's computer (running on Windows 98) is freezing
| randomly, and has to be restarted. I've scanned for
| viruses, defragmented, scandisked but still no luck.
| Still freezes randomly, cursor and all. I decided that
| the best thing to do was do a system restore but she
| hasn't got her disk anymore. I know I can't use my XP,
| due to serial numbers(or something along these lines) so
| I was going to install Windows 95 from a CD we had for a
| computer that's now in computer heaven. The computer
| won't let me, say you can't go back to Windows 95 from
| 98, anyone know what I should do?