Re: Format Hard Drive to remove Windows 2000 NT

From: Steven Burn (somewhere_at_in-time.invalid)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:46:18 -0000

Assuming you've downloaded the correct BD (9x if your wanting to install a
9x platform, 2K if your wanting to install a 2K platform), extract the DL
package onto floppy, re-start with the floppy installed....... FDisk the
drive, and install 9x/2K depending on which your doing. 

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Steven Burn
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"confused." <confused.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:894BEEC8-0925-488B-88B7-3A3D64BB742B@microsoft.com...
> What do i do once i have gone to bootdisk.com and downloaded the boot
disk?
>
> "Alex" wrote:
>
> >
> >   "AZDESERTSKIES" <azdesertskies@msn.com> wrote in message
news:A8EB2F8A-9CE4-4EC3-A2B8-6F5F92964AFE@microsoft.com...
> >   Hi,
> >   Unfortunately the c: drive is formatted in NTFS and the Win 98 setup
program
> >   won't recognize it. I purchased the IBM Thinkpad 770 used with W2K NT
> >   professional already installed and do not have a W2K disk.
> >   Any other ideas of how to proceed?
> >   Thanks,
> >   Bill
> >
> >   "Wouter" wrote:
> >
> >   > "AZDESERTSKIES" <azdesertskies@msn.com> wrote in
> >   > news:AE9BADD1-6018-4D09-9235-EAAD18B49E1F@microsoft.com
> >   >
> >   > > Hi,
> >   > > I've decided to remove Windows 2000 NT from my Laptop so I
> >   > > can install Windows 98 which I believe will improve the
> >   > > Laptops performance. How do I remove Windows 2000 NT. The
> >   > > laptop won't let me just format the drive while Windows 2000
> >   > > is running. Is there a way to get around this?
> >   > > Thanks,
> >   >
> >   > Boot from the W98 floppy or W98 CD.
> >   > Use the fdisk utility to remove the W2K (non-DOS) partion(s) and
> >   > use the W98 setup program to partion/format the harddisk again.
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >
> > I can't remember exactly but I think there should be somewhere you can
create a W2k boot disk from your OS. Think that's critical as once you
manage to get the disk, you're almost there

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