windows xp use

[Randy]

I purchcased and installed xp on a laptop. I would like
to also install it on a PC, but need to competely remove
windows 98 from the PC first. (The computer seems to have
many viruses and we think starting from scratch would be
the wisest choice.)
Question:
-How do I completely remove an operating system from the
PC
Thanks

 

[purplehaz]

According to the ms eula(and activation might stop you when trying), you
cannot install xp on more than one computer at a time with the same
license/copy. You will need to buy another license/copy to install it on
your desktop.
Boot to a win9x floppy boot disk, run Fdisk, delete partitions, create new
partitions, reboot to boot disk again, run format, (or reboot to xp cd,
format, install xp). Get boot disk here: www.bootdisk.com

 

[chris.catt]

Hi, much easier to remove the partitions through the XP setup....
Chris C

 

[Fibb]

Boot off the XP Installation CD, (having made your cd rom
drive the first thing the computer looks to boot from -
in bios, via pressing delete key during boot up).

Format hard drive and/or install xp by choosing the
appropriate option. All files will be lost!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Installation on two computers would require that you own two
licenses.

As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and copyright
laws, if not technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each
computer on which it is installed. The only way in which WinXP
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft
mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more
difficult) multiple installations using a single license.

Microsoft does sell additional licenses (without the installation
media) for retail editions of WinXP at 15% off the MSRP, but you'd
actually save money by simply buying an additional copy of the OS from
almost any retail outlet.

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Once you have the second license, simply boot from the WinXP
installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create,
and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may
need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot
from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers

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[Bob Eyster]

Adding to what others have said---before formatting your 9x machine and if
XP is an upgrade, make sure you have your 9x CD. A recovery CD will not
work.

Bob Eyster

 

[purplehaz]

Much easier to who? I like fdisk, it is fool proof. The xp setup can be
confusing and most people don't follow the instructions correctly and end up
with a dual boot or upgrading instead of deleting partitions, creating new
ones and installing xp.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Adding to what others have said---before formatting your 9x machine and if
XP is an upgrade, make sure you have your 9x CD. A recovery CD will not
work.

In those circumstances run the CD from the existing WIn98. Change
Upgrade to New install, and when it asks where, hit ESC, then delete the
present partition and create a fresh one - by that time the eligibility
check has been made.

But to reinforce what others have said - this may *not* be done with a
copy of XP that is installed to a different machine

 

[Bob Eyster]

VERY good tip. Thanks, ever thought of doing it this way.

Bob Eyster