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I need help!!!
I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head.
I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry |
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I need help!!!
jerry wrote:
I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry Boot with a Win98 boot disk and fdisk the drive. Then clean install Win98 the way you usually do. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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I need help!!!
Format the hard drive and install SE as a new install.
"jerry" wrote in message om... I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry |
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I need help!!!
Malke wrote:
jerry wrote: I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry Boot with a Win98 boot disk and fdisk the drive. Then clean install Win98 the way you usually do. Malke And just as an addendum, you'll probably need to start fdisk and do /mbr in addition to deleting all the partitions and then rebooting with the boot disk and doing format. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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I need help!!!
The first thing to do before formatting the hard drive is verify you have
the ProductKey. Look at it; touch it; record it in a second place. -- Don ------- Vancouver, USA "jerry" wrote in message om... I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry |
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I need help!!!
If you did an upgrade over Windows 98 you might be able to do an uninstall
if you can boot into Safe Mode. Start the computer and keep tapping the F8 key till you see the boot menu. Select the option for Safe Mode. If you can get to the Desktop then go to Control Panel-Add and Remove Programs and select the option to uninstall Windows XP. Check here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314052 However as others have pointed out you might just want to bite the bullet and wipe the drive and do a new install of 98. -- Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User] www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "jerry" wrote in message om... I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of this self inflicted mess? jerry |
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Why not just activate the XP, as long as it isn't a pirated
copy? "jerry" wrote in message om... |I like to play around with my computer and some times I get in over my head. | I have a generic computer running Win98se. I loaded Winxp over it. Now, | because I didn't "register" Winxp it has stopped performing. I would like to | uninstall it and replace the Win98se. Any suggestions on how to get out of | this self inflicted mess? | jerry | | |
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