Re: boot disk

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In news:D61F5FD2-12C8-42A9-AE90-1D966DF4B8A3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Brett <Brett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
> "Donny Broome" wrote:
>
>> For what purpose are you booting the PC with a floppy? A bootable DOS
>
> My ex bought a supposedly new unused XP Pro CD from a "friend" of
> hers. The CD had been used before and when she went to activate the
> operating system, she was told that the CD had been activated too
> many times. I want to install an old version of 98 I have from an
> old system, but the CD is a full version and won't let me install
> over XP Pro. I can't find out how to return her pc to its pre XP
> state and want to format her c: drive so that my 98 version will load.

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Remove XP and install 98/Me
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