assistance with setup pls

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Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD, and enter setup. Agree to the license (hit F8), then at
the point where you select the installation point, instead delete the
existing system partition(s). Create a new one from the free space, then
format and proceed with the installation. As you have an upgrade disk, you
may need your Win98 media if the existing installation doesn't qualify setup
before you remove it (I believe it will use the existing setup to qualify
the installation before you remove the Win98 partition though).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"dougie" <queanbeyan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi i have xp pro installed over a win98 system. I would like to completely
> remove win98 beacuse I have had consistent problems with some apps, and
> re-install xp pro. (ie clean install). the xp pro is an upgrade but I
> have both the win 98 se license and the xp pro license with me.
>
> When I start the system from the xp pro cd i do not get the option to
> remove win98 or to format the hdd. Could someone please give me some
> ideas about how to go about this - do i need to create a startup disk or
> something first?
>
> any urgent advice appreciated.
>
>
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