Removing XP

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The only way to do it, is to format your hard drive &
reinstall win98. Just be forewarned, when you format, you
will lose all data on your drive, so back up everything
you can.
Re: Performing A Clean Install
From Styxx 07/13 (01:29 GMT) Msg# 22180
This is a reply to #22179 by Christine Distasio

Print this out.

Backup all your sensitive files (letters, pictures,
databases, spreadsheets, IE favorites, OE contacts lists
and e-mails, etc.) to removable media first.

You'll need a Windows Me or Windows 98 Startup Disk, and
if you're doing a 'fresh' install of Win95 you'll need
a 'true' copy (not a copy made from a friend's copy) of
Win 3.1 or 3.11 to prove to the Win95 install program
you're a previous owner of Windows plus a copy of DOS 5.0
or higher installed on your Hard Disk (HDD) first after
the intial format. When ready start the computer with a
Windows 98 Startup Disk in the [A] drive; at the A:\
type 'format c:', without the quotation marks.

If you're installing Win98 you'd need the Windows 95 CD to
prove to the Windows 98 install program you're a previous
owner of Windows. To do a fresh install of Windows Me
you'd need to have a Windows 98 installation CD on hand
for the same reason.
Then insert your Windows Me or Windows 98 Startup Disk
into the floppy drive and restart your machine by holding
down the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys on your keyboard. Start
with CD-ROM support when prompted. At [A] prompt
type 'format c:', without the quotation marks. Scan Disk
will run then strike the tab key once when scan Disk is
done and strike the Enter key on your keyboard. *** Note
that your modem won't work after a fresh install.

The modem software will have to be re-installed with the
installation software on floppy or CD from the
manufacturer when Windows setup is all done. The modem
hardware can stay in place if you have the installation CD
or disk that contains the valid driver. You can consult
your modem maker or computer maker's website or technical
support phone lines if necessary. Win9x setup will not
have the compatible modem drivers is 95% of cases. If you
can not obtain that install floppy or CD BEFORE the format
do not proceed or prepare to buy a new modem. Especially
if the modem came pre-installed on your machine from the
factory.

For clean installs: If you're installing Windows 95 you'll
need DOS 5.0 or higher, and Windows 3.1 or higher; if your
instaling Windows 98 you'll need a Win95 CD or floppies on
hand; if your installing Windows Me you'll need a Windows
98 CD on hand. In other words you need a previous viable
version of the installation program to the Operating
System (OS) you're trying to install fresh. Plus with
Windows 95 you also need DOS 5.0 or higher installed on
the drive first. A Windows 98 (or higher) Startup Disk is
mandatory.
If you're installing Win95 on a system that already has
Win 3.1 or 3.11 on it you're fine if there's enough HDD
space to hold it. **** Note that Win95 any version didn't
come with Internet Explorer on it. IE came with the OS CD
purchase on a separate CD. If you don't have both CDs and
the original OS CD sleeve with CD Key on it don't even
start.
The requirements for using Win95 were 386 or higher and 4
MB RAM but to use IE 4.0 were higher, a 486 66 MHz or
higher and 12 Mb RAM and for both about 45 MB hard disk
space Win 95 and 72 MB for IE 4.0 (120 MB HDD space
total?), a 14.4 baud modem or higher, 56 K modem is
necessary now, OK?
Have your hardware installation disks handy for anything
that windows doesn't have drivers for and can't install
for you...so go into Device Manager and click the plus
mark in front of your hardware to get the manufacturer and
model numbers of what you have. Then go to
www.windrivers.com <http://www.windrivers.com> and click
the Advanced Search on the left...look alphabetically for
your manufacturers and then download the newest drivers
for your hardware ahead of time.

Have your older version windows installation disks handy
if your Windows is an upgrade because you will need proof
during the installation that you are eligible for the
upgrade and have your product key code (ID) # handy so you
can enter that information also during the installation.
windows 95 needs the Product ID number for the
installation. This information can be found by going to
RUN type REGEDIT, click the plus in front of the following:
HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows and now
click the words Current Version. Scroll on the right side
and write down the information you need for your operating
system version. This assumes you haven't already formatted
the drive....if you have, then the Registry won't be
available to you.

FORMAT

Cdrom support will automatically appear if you used a boot
disk that you downloaded or created yourself. Keep an eye
on the screen to see which drive letter has been assigned
because it won't be the same one you had in Windows
before, and then change to that drive letter. Make sure
you can access the CD-ROM with that disk by changing to
the CD-ROM drive with a CD in the drive and type DIR at
the CD-ROM prompt...if it shows you the list of files on
the cd, you are good to go so change back to the A: prompt.

At the A: prompt, type FORMAT C: /S to get the boot drive
ready to receive data. If you have already formatted the
drive, then at the A: prompt type SYS C: instead.

Now if you have enabled the cdrom support, you can change
to the cdrom drive ( so as it is loading, watch for which
drive letter it has assigned), and put your Windows
installation cd into the drive and type SETUP....the
installation will begin. You don't have to install dos or
W3X on the computer ahead of time...just do the windows
installation and when windows asks for proof that you are
eligible for the update, put the first disk of W3X into
the floppy drive and at the window that appears, click on
the A: drive and it will find it, and the installation
will continue.

IF this is something that you don't think you would like
to do, then DON"T do it. Maybe a knowlegable friend or
family member can do it for you. Or take it to a local
computer shop. Should be about an hour's labor to do it.
 
What type of computer have you got? e.g compaq ect.
I'll do up a word document that you'll be able to print
out and to it step by step.

if you need futher help contact where you got the computer
from, All though if your computer is out of its garrenty
then its no use, but see how we go o.k?

From Matt
 
Greetings --

If you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to backup the
old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS, then all
you need do is boot into Safe Mode and 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


Bruce Chambers

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