How can I format C: drive.I have xphome on it,its fat32..

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How can I format C: drive.I have xphome on it,its fat32..

I wish to install win98se onto it..
I have had it with XP home it keeps loosing the network.
I feel I should go back, cannot aford to keep taking it
into the shop..

Thank you
D.

 

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If you have the boot floppy made when you first setup Windows 98 boot from
it, if not, go to www.bootdisk.com and create such a disk. Boot from that
disk, be sure to use the option to boot with CD-ROM drivers, when it
finishes booting, type Format C: and press enter. Once complete, place the
98se disk in the drive, switch to the CD-ROM drive, type setup and follow
the prompts.

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"Dorothy" <dpost8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can I format C: drive.I have xphome on it,its fat32..
>
> I wish to install win98se onto it..
> I have had it with XP home it keeps loosing the network.
> I feel I should go back, cannot aford to keep taking it
> into the shop..
>
> Thank you
> D.

 

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Dorothy wrote:
> How can I format C: drive.I have xphome on it,its fat32..
>
> I wish to install win98se onto it..
> I have had it with XP home it keeps loosing the network.
> I feel I should go back, cannot aford to keep taking it
> into the shop..
>
> Thank you
> D.

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Thanks just what I was looking for
D.


Michael Solomon (MS-MVP) wrote:

> If you have the boot floppy made when you first setup Windows 98 boot from
> it, if not, go to www.bootdisk.com and create such a disk. Boot from that
> disk, be sure to use the option to boot with CD-ROM drivers, when it
> finishes booting, type Format C: and press enter. Once complete, place the
> 98se disk in the drive, switch to the CD-ROM drive, type setup and follow
> the prompts.
>

 

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You're welcome.

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"Dorothy" <dpost8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks just what I was looking for
> D.
>
>
> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP) wrote:
>
>> If you have the boot floppy made when you first setup Windows 98 boot
>> from it, if not, go to www.bootdisk.com and create such a disk. Boot
>> from that disk, be sure to use the option to boot with CD-ROM drivers,
>> when it finishes booting, type Format C: and press enter. Once complete,
>> place the 98se disk in the drive, switch to the CD-ROM drive, type setup
>> and follow the prompts.
>>

 

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Dorothy wrote:
> How can I format C: drive.I have xphome on it,its fat32..
>
> I wish to install win98se onto it..
> I have had it with XP home it keeps loosing the network.
> I feel I should go back, cannot aford to keep taking it
> into the shop..
>
> Thank you
> D.


The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

Only if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to backup
the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS, can
you then boot into Safe Mode and click Start > Control Panel
> Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions must be met for the
uninstall option to be available.

Otherwise:

How to Manually Remove Win XP and Restore Win9x
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314052

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