can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all the
cds to reinstall if i ever have to

Yes, but you will also need to edit your [boot.ini] file, in the root
of your boot drive, to remove the entry for Win98.

You can edit the [boot.ini] file by right-clicking on 'My Computer' and
selecting 'Properties'.

Then click on the 'Advanced' tab across the top and press on the 'Start
up and Recovery' button.

In the top 'System Startup' section, click on the 'Edit' button to edit
the file manually.

Editing it in this way gets round the need to set and re-set the file
attributes on the file, which you may not even be able to see in
Explorer, unless you set 'Hidden files and folders' to 'Show...' and
also uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files' in 'Folder Options'
in the Control Panel.

Also, take care to delete only your Win98 installation. If it's on a
separate partition - then that will be easy. But a little care is
needed if it's on the same drive.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows
> Xp
> home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up
> more
> space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have
> all the
> cds to reinstall if i ever have to

Bubba

What I would do is to reformat the computer and start the Windows XP clean
installation and when it asks for a qualifying product then stick in the Win 98 CD
as proof. Then you have a full XP install. This of course provided that none of your
CD's are OEM

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"bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
> home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
> space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all the
> cds to reinstall if i ever have to

On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 01:32:22 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Bubba
>
> What I would do is to reformat the computer and start the Windows XP clean
> installation and when it asks for a qualifying product then stick in the Win 98 CD
> as proof. Then you have a full XP install. This of course provided that none of your
> CD's are OEM


Please note that you *can* do this with a Windows 98 OEM restore CD.
It's more complicated, but it *can* be done. First restore from the
Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade CD from within that restored
system, and change from Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where,
press Esc to delete the partition and start over.




> "bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsEB4CD26-510A-429C-B4E1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
> > home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
> > space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all the
> > cds to reinstall if i ever have to

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Ken

Forgot that one. Thanks Ken for refreshing my old memory.

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"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 01:32:22 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> Bubba
>>
>> What I would do is to reformat the computer and start the Windows XP clean
>> installation and when it asks for a qualifying product then stick in the Win 98
>> CD
>> as proof. Then you have a full XP install. This of course provided that none of
>> your
>> CD's are OEM
>
>
> Please note that you *can* do this with a Windows 98 OEM restore CD.
> It's more complicated, but it *can* be done. First restore from the
> Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade CD from within that restored
> system, and change from Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where,
> press Esc to delete the partition and start over.
>
>
>
>
>> "bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsEB4CD26-510A-429C-B4E1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
>> > home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
>> > space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all the
>> > cds to reinstall if i ever have to
>
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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:20:48 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Ken
>
> Forgot that one. Thanks Ken for refreshing my old memory.


You're welcome, Peter. Glad to help.





> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 01:32:22 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Bubba
> >>
> >> What I would do is to reformat the computer and start the Windows XP clean
> >> installation and when it asks for a qualifying product then stick in the Win 98
> >> CD
> >> as proof. Then you have a full XP install. This of course provided that none of
> >> your
> >> CD's are OEM
> >
> >
> > Please note that you *can* do this with a Windows 98 OEM restore CD.
> > It's more complicated, but it *can* be done. First restore from the
> > Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade CD from within that restored
> > system, and change from Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where,
> > press Esc to delete the partition and start over.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> "bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> newsEB4CD26-510A-429C-B4E1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
> >> > home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
> >> > space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all the
> >> > cds to reinstall if i ever have to
> >
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If you upgraded your PC from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
The $Win98UpdateUninstall$ can be deleted.

But as Ken mentioned a clean install would be better.

Just make certain that you have downloaded any XP
device drivers you need. Since you have already upgraded
check 'Device Manager' for any "Yellow" question marks and
then check you're PC manufacture's web site for XP drivers.
Download all the drivers into their own unique folders, if they are
compresses .exe files then expand them and then burn the entire
set of drivers to a CD so you have them after doing the "Clean Install".

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"bubba73" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new windows Xp
> home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need to free up more
> space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so very much i have all
> the
> cds to reinstall if i ever have to

bubba73 wrote:
> can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new
> windows Xp home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need
> to free up more space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so
> very much i have all the cds to reinstall if i ever have to

If your computer *came with* Windows 98 you might want to check first that
it's physically up to the task of running the more demanding XP operating
system - that it meets the minimum specifications required.

On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:05:29 +0100, "Olórin"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> bubba73 wrote:
> > can i erase windows 98 from my computer after i install my new
> > windows Xp home edition the one were you put it on top of 98, i need
> > to free up more space and this old file holds 395,737K thanks so
> > very much i have all the cds to reinstall if i ever have to
>
> If your computer *came with* Windows 98 you might want to check first that
> it's physically up to the task of running the more demanding XP operating
> system - that it meets the minimum specifications required.



A good point, but let me add that the minimum specifications, as
stated by Microsoft, are nowhere near enough to run Windows XP with
acceptable performance. Bubba73 should tell us what his hardware specs
are.


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