fdisk and win xp boot disk

[JOhn]

How do i use fdisk. i want to reformatte my hd for win
98. win 98 crashed and wont load anymore i want to
reformatte it. i have a start up disk.

i also have xp boot disks how do i use those.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, John.

Methinks you are trying to mix apples and oranges. :>(

How many hard disks do you have? How are they partitioned and formatted?
What Windows versions are installed, and on which partitions? Which Windows
came preinstalled on your computer? And, most important, what do you really
want to do?

If you really want to reformat Drive C: as FAT32, simply boot from your
MS-DOS startup disk. If you want to repartition your HD, run FDISK from
there. Then run Format.com to reformat Drive C:. Then install Win98 on
Drive C:. None of this is different from the way we've always done these
jobs. If this is all you want to do, then your question does not belong in
the WinXP newsgroup.

Or, boot from your WinXP CD-ROM and accept its offer to repartition and/or
reformat Drive C:, then abort Setup before it installs WinXP. Then
reinstall Win98 from its CD-ROM.

But, if you are dual-booting Win98 and WinXP and want to continue to run
WinXP, you probably won't like the results. Reformatting C: will wipe out
the WinXP boot sector and "system files"; you will then need to boot from
the WinXP CD-ROM and use the Recovery Console to run Fixboot and Bootcfg to
rebuild the system files, including C:\boot.ini.

I'm still unsure where you are and where you want to end up, so it might be
best if you post back with more details before going ahead with what I've
suggested. Proceed with caution.

RC

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You wouldn't use the XP boot disks at all. You need a 98 startup floppy.
There is also no reason for fdisk unless you plan on repartitioning as well.
Please ask follow-up questions in the win98 setup group. You can find the 98
boot floppy at www.bootdisk.com if you do not have one already made.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org