Getting MSFT XP off my laptop and replacing with Windows 98

[TRK]

XP came installed on my Compaq Laptop and I am having
problems with video games I want to play. I had no
problems before when using Windows 98 on my other
computer. How can I uninstall XP and get 98 onto my
laptop??

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

TRK

[Walter Clayton]

Odds are you can't not do that. The laptop vendor would have to supply you
with 98 compatible drivers for all your hardware and they probably don't
have them.

Your best option is to address the problems your games are having.

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"TRK" > wrote in message
...
> XP came installed on my Compaq Laptop and I am having
> problems with video games I want to play. I had no
> problems before when using Windows 98 on my other
> computer. How can I uninstall XP and get 98 onto my
> laptop??
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> TRK

[Rob Schneider]

Walter Clayton wrote:

> Odds are you can't not do that. The laptop vendor would have to supply you
> with 98 compatible drivers for all your hardware and they probably don't
> have them.
>
> Your best option is to address the problems your games are having.
>

And, sorry to report (as my sons are), XP and games don't necessarily go
well together. I've had better luck simply making a house rule that all
games go on the Win 98 box. There they "just work" without fiddling.

[Perdita X. Dream]

Walter Clayton wrote:
> Odds are you can't not do that. The laptop vendor would have to
> supply you with 98 compatible drivers for all your hardware and they
> probably don't have them.
>
> Your best option is to address the problems your games are having.


Not only that, Walt, but he'd void the warranty.

Perdi

P.S. Can't not - that's a double negative and you know what two negatives
make! ;o)

--
Perdita X. Dream

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you want to replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you're certainly
entitled to do so, as long as you've purchased a legitimate copy of
that earlier OS.

Before proceeding, though, you'd better take a few minutes to see
if there are any device drivers for the older OS available for the new
machine. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed by its
manufacturer for WinXP. Also, check with the PC vendor to determine
whether or not replacing the pre-installed OS will void your warranty
and/or any service agreement(s), as normally the case.

To replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you'll have to boot from the
appropriate boot disk, format the hard drive, and install. There is
no supported downgrade path or technique.


Bruce Chambers

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"TRK" > wrote in message
...
> XP came installed on my Compaq Laptop and I am having
> problems with video games I want to play. I had no
> problems before when using Windows 98 on my other
> computer. How can I uninstall XP and get 98 onto my
> laptop??
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> TRK