Win XP Pro formating issues

[Al]

To all,

I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop
before installing it on my laptop. My laptop was going to
be the user. I was using the desktop to test out
features. It originally ran Win ME. When I was satisfied
with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to
revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my
laptop. Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was
selected I cannot go back to FAT32.

My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the
hard drive and reinstall ME? I tried to format with my
system restore cd but it would not except it. I only get
the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.

It's driving me insane! Someone please help.

Sincerely,

Al

[Ted]

"Al" > wrote in message =
...
> To all,
>=20
> I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop=20
> before installing it on my laptop. My laptop was going to=20
> be the user. I was using the desktop to test out=20
> features. It originally ran Win ME. When I was satisfied=20
> with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to=20
> revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my=20
> laptop. Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was=20
> selected I cannot go back to FAT32.
>=20
> My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the=20
> hard drive and reinstall ME? I tried to format with my=20
> system restore cd but it would not except it. I only get=20
> the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.
>=20
> It's driving me insane! Someone please help.
>=20
> Sincerely,
>=20
> Al

You need a ME (or 98) (floppy) boot disk, and start the PC with the disk =
on the floppy drive, and use the FDISK command. Go to Google and search =
for FDISK commands, since I am too burned out to give you the complete =
instructions!

[LVTravel]

Once you start the Fdisk command, go to the Delete partition (Option 3) and
delete the Non-Dos partition. Once this is done, Esc back to the first
screen and Create a Primary DOS partition (option 1). Reboot the computer
with the 98 boot disk in the A drive and let the CD-ROM drivers load and
then Format C: or go to the CD ROM drive (If memory serves me correctly the
RAM disk is D and the CD ROM will be E unless there are more than on
physical disk drive in the system) and type Setup.



"Ted" <"""""""""""""""> wrote in message
s.com...

"Al" > wrote in message
...
> To all,
>
> I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop
> before installing it on my laptop. My laptop was going to
> be the user. I was using the desktop to test out
> features. It originally ran Win ME. When I was satisfied
> with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to
> revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my
> laptop. Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was
> selected I cannot go back to FAT32.
>
> My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the
> hard drive and reinstall ME? I tried to format with my
> system restore cd but it would not except it. I only get
> the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.
>
> It's driving me insane! Someone please help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Al

You need a ME (or 98) (floppy) boot disk, and start the PC with the disk on
the floppy drive, and use the FDISK command. Go to Google and search for
FDISK commands, since I am too burned out to give you the complete
instructions!

[Ted]

"LVTravel" > wrote in message =
...
> Once you start the Fdisk command, go to the Delete partition (Option =
3) and
> delete the Non-Dos partition. Once this is done, Esc back to the =
first
> screen and Create a Primary DOS partition (option 1). Reboot the =
computer
> with the 98 boot disk in the A drive and let the CD-ROM drivers load =
and
> then Format C: or go to the CD ROM drive (If memory serves me =
correctly the
> RAM disk is D and the CD ROM will be E unless there are more than on
> physical disk drive in the system) and type Setup.
>=20

You stupid buttocks, you left out kilos of info! Let him do the search =
before you **** him into a cocked hat!

[Al]

Thank you very much! I will try it once I get home
tomorrow from work!


>-----Original Message-----
>Once you start the Fdisk command, go to the Delete
>partition (Option 3) and delete the Non-Dos partition.
>Once this is done, Esc back to the first screen and
>Create a Primary DOS partition (option 1). Reboot the
>computer with the 98 boot disk in the A drive and let
>the CD-ROM drivers load and then Format C: or go to the
>CD ROM drive (If memory serves me correctly the
>RAM disk is D and the CD ROM will be E unless there
>are more than on physical disk drive in the system)
>and type Setup.
>
>
>
>"Ted" <"""""""""""""""> wrote in message
s.com...
>
>You need a ME (or 98) (floppy) boot disk, and start the
>PC with the disk on the floppy drive, and use the FDISK
>command. Go to Google and search for FDISK commands,
>since I am too burned out to give you the complete
>instructions!

[Bruce Chambers]

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"Al" > wrote in message
...
> To all,
>
> I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop
> before installing it on my laptop. My laptop was going to
> be the user. I was using the desktop to test out
> features. It originally ran Win ME. When I was satisfied
> with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to
> revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my
> laptop. Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was
> selected I cannot go back to FAT32.
>
> My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the
> hard drive and reinstall ME? I tried to format with my
> system restore cd but it would not except it. I only get
> the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.
>
> It's driving me insane! Someone please help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Al

[LVTravel]

But you were "too burned out" to help him. If you know "kilos of info!" why
didn't you post it here or do you just like to try to **** off others that
do try to help since you responded to my post just 20 minutes later. You
didn't succeed but you did show how asinine you really are Ted.


"Ted" <"""""""""""""""> wrote in message
s.com...

"LVTravel" > wrote in message
...
> Once you start the Fdisk command, go to the Delete partition (Option 3)
and
> delete the Non-Dos partition. Once this is done, Esc back to the first
> screen and Create a Primary DOS partition (option 1). Reboot the computer
> with the 98 boot disk in the A drive and let the CD-ROM drivers load and
> then Format C: or go to the CD ROM drive (If memory serves me correctly
the
> RAM disk is D and the CD ROM will be E unless there are more than on
> physical disk drive in the system) and type Setup.
>

You stupid buttocks, you left out kilos of info! Let him do the search
before you **** him into a cocked hat!

[Michael Stevens]

Al wrote:
> To all,
>
> I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop
> before installing it on my laptop. My laptop was going to
> be the user. I was using the desktop to test out
> features. It originally ran Win ME. When I was satisfied
> with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to
> revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my
> laptop. Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was
> selected I cannot go back to FAT32.
>
> My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the
> hard drive and reinstall ME? I tried to format with my
> system restore cd but it would not except it. I only get
> the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.
>
> It's driving me insane! Someone please help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Al

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