Re: Deleting Win98 but not XP

Andrew E. wrote:

W/o the 98 disk you could be/get in trouble,to reinstall xp (if its
corrupted),xp
will ask for 98 cd for the upgrade,w/o it,xp wont install.


And where did he say he's using an Upgrade copy of Windows XP. What you talk
about is a potential problem *only* if his is an Upgrade version.


At this
point,youre best bet is to purchase another hd,set as slave to C:
Format the hd,then go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r Once
completed,C: is copied to the new hd (D:).If asigned diffrent letter
then use that in the cmd.Other than that,
to eliminate 98 from a hd,you should perform a clean xp installation
(boot to xp
cd),but again the 98 cd will be requested....


Elgordo, ignore Andrew E's absurd advice. No clean XP installation is
required. Delete the contents of the Windows 98 partition, then go to
MSCONFIG 's boot.ini tab. Use the Check all boot paths button, and confirm
that you want to remove the Windows 98 entry that it displays.


Hi
My son has got a PC froma friend and it can boot up both XP homeand
Windows
98. I want to uninstall the 98 but leave the XP. Thi=s is to make a
bit more space and perhaps speed things up a bit. How do I go about
it if he doesnt have the 98 disc for the PC?


Removing Windows 98 will save the space it uses, but won't provide any extra
speed.

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