reinstalling windows xp

[Dre]

Hi All
My problem here is a bit complicated and it is not about windows xp
specially
I have windows xp installed on my machine's hard disk drive on drive D:
which is a NTFS drive and I have also windows 98 installed on my drive C:
which is a FAT drive

the problem arises when I wanted to format drive D: which contains the
windows xp system to reinstall windows xp again (I need to make a clear new
installation on an empty drive)
and I don't know how to access the NTFS drive and format it and start a new
installation which will not be avaialbe through windows 98 that can't deal
with the NTFS drives

thanks in advance
Dre,

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD and begin a new installation, you can format D as part =
of the setup routine.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dre" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi All
> My problem here is a bit complicated and it is not about windows xp
> specially
> I have windows xp installed on my machine's hard disk drive on drive =
D:
> which is a NTFS drive and I have also windows 98 installed on my drive =
C:
> which is a FAT drive
>=20
> the problem arises when I wanted to format drive D: which contains the
> windows xp system to reinstall windows xp again (I need to make a =
clear new
> installation on an empty drive)
> and I don't know how to access the NTFS drive and format it and start =
a new
> installation which will not be avaialbe through windows 98 that can't =
deal
> with the NTFS drives
>=20
> thanks in advance
> Dre,
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>=20
>=20
>=20
>

[peter]

I would amend that to start XP CD from within 98(dual boot remember??)
peter
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message =
...
Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD and begin a new installation, you can format D as part =
of the setup routine.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dre" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi All
> My problem here is a bit complicated and it is not about windows xp
> specially
> I have windows xp installed on my machine's hard disk drive on drive =
D:
> which is a NTFS drive and I have also windows 98 installed on my drive =
C:
> which is a FAT drive
>=20
> the problem arises when I wanted to format drive D: which contains the
> windows xp system to reinstall windows xp again (I need to make a =
clear new
> installation on an empty drive)
> and I don't know how to access the NTFS drive and format it and start =
a new
> installation which will not be avaialbe through windows 98 that can't =
deal
> with the NTFS drives
>=20
> thanks in advance
> Dre,
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>


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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

No need to start within Win98, setup will still see the Win98 system and =
create the dual boot. Even if it missed it (unlikely), you can always =
run bootcfg to add it.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"peter" > wrote in message =
...
I would amend that to start XP CD from within 98(dual boot remember??)
peter
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message =
...
Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD and begin a new installation, you can format D as part =
of the setup routine.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dre" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi All
> My problem here is a bit complicated and it is not about windows xp
> specially
> I have windows xp installed on my machine's hard disk drive on drive =
D:
> which is a NTFS drive and I have also windows 98 installed on my drive =
C:
> which is a FAT drive
>=20
> the problem arises when I wanted to format drive D: which contains the
> windows xp system to reinstall windows xp again (I need to make a =
clear new
> installation on an empty drive)
> and I don't know how to access the NTFS drive and format it and start =
a new
> installation which will not be avaialbe through windows 98 that can't =
deal
> with the NTFS drives
>=20
> thanks in advance
> Dre,
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>


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