Andy_S
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I need to format a Windows 98 computer, And restore an upgraded 98 to xp, back to 98. Can anyone help me do this?
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Marc
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Ask Drewston.
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Andy_S
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Oh dreeeeewston
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AdiSRI
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yesh i shall not say it till drew graces us with the answer.....
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Drew
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format c:
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Marc
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Andy_S
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ok, now how do I uninstall XP back to 98?
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DAYZEE
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You can't.
Unless you specified to backup your existing OS before you upgraded.
[Edited on 22-03-2004 by DAYZEE]
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Andy_S
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theres gotta be a way, what about with partition software?
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DAYZEE
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Partition software is extremely useful for organising partitions yes, but how it would help you change from XP to 98 is really up for debate.......
No, unless you backed up the original OS it CANNOT be done.
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Drew
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unless u format
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DAYZEE
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Yes, you could just flatten the drive and start again with a fresh copy of 98.
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AdiSRI
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drew is right format them both.
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Andy_S
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its formatting now, Im just hoping it goes back to 98 rather than xp
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DAYZEE
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Are you on the wind up? There will be nothing on the drive after a format. You will need to install an OS, it won't even boot.
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Simon
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lol
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AdiSRI
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lol
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Trotty
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quote: Originally posted by DAYZEE
Are you on the wind up? There will be nothing on the drive after a format. You will need to install an OS, it won't even boot.
Ditto that - the drive is going to be nicely blank once you've formatted it - I hope you've got a Win98 CD kicking around?
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Andy_S
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Yeah but thats what I want, to reload win98 back onto it lol
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Andy_S
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i have the win98 disc here
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