taking off xp

[newbieninja]

i need to know how to remove XP and put windows 98 back on. i got the BSOD and i no longer have the CD for xp but i still have all of my windows 98 CDs. Can someone help me?

[rcomputer]

all you have to do is run the windows 98 and it will reformant the hard drive and install it back on there hope that help you

[roley]

I suppose, if you have trouble finding where to begin, you need to firstly backup all the data you need on the XP system. So, if you have a data partition, chuck it there...or if you have a burner etc etc

Then, it depends on the system setup. I assume that when the system was installed NTFS was used in the formatting.

Win98 will not read NTFS necessitating a reformat.

Go online, do a search for a Win98SE startup disk. Download it and extract it to a floppy.

Then insert the floppy and restart the computer...it should boot up into DOS. Type C:
Then type in format C: /q

That should quick format the drive or partition. And you should be ready to go.

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At this point, you need to make sure the Win98SE disk is in the CD drive, type d: (or whatever the CD drive is) at the prompt. You should hear the drive spin up a bit. Then type setup....

That should launch the win98 setup and from there it gets easier

Roley
Black Frog Tech

[crossedup]

If you have access to another computer with a cd burner you could d/l , burn and boot from the ultimate boot cd as another option.

http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/

very handy to have.

If you need something on the xp install you can try the NTFS boot disc or install 98 on a seperate partition and then use the same program to do it that way. Assuming an NTFS formatted HD, of course.\\

http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm