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Installing windows :(

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arken

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Nov 12, 2003
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I know this makes me sound like a "n00b" but I wondered, Do i need to do anything special to install windows 95? Windows 98 is having a boot-up error, and im at the library so i probably wont be back fer a while.
 
You'll probably need to run fdisk and delete partitions on the hard drive. There may be incompatibilites between the filesystem types. Then create the partition you plan to use with the fdisk of the same version you are planning to install.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
 
I didn't want to f-disk it and loose all teh files, I think im just gunna get a new computer and load the old hardrive on as a slave and salvage my old files :)
 
Was 98 an Upgrade..?


TT4U

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These are just "my" thoughts....and should be carefully measured against other opinions....I try very hard to impart correct info at all times.
 
TT4U is asking because some versions of 95 can't see drives that were fdisked with certain versions of 98.
But if 98 was an upgrade to 95 then the same version that originally created the drive should still be able to see it.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.
 
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