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uninstall windows me
I need to uninstall windows me and return to windows 98. however i didn't
not save the option to return to 98. i don' t want to format the hard drive as i'll lose loads of preinstalled programs on my laptop. any ideas? Can i delete the windows folder, make the computer crash and then restart with the 98 startup disk? Will this keep my preinstall programs? Peter |
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Asked and answered elsewhere.
-- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I need to uninstall windows me and return to windows 98. however i didn't not save the option to return to 98. i don' t want to format the hard drive as i'll lose loads of preinstalled programs on my laptop. any ideas? Can i delete the windows folder, make the computer crash and then restart with the 98 startup disk? Will this keep my preinstall programs? Peter |
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But not for a laptop! When I asked the question originally it worked for my
pc. However, this time the laptop doesn't read from the a: drive and so doesn't work!! "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Asked and answered elsewhere. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I need to uninstall windows me and return to windows 98. however i didn't not save the option to return to 98. i don' t want to format the hard drive as i'll lose loads of preinstalled programs on my laptop. any ideas? Can i delete the windows folder, make the computer crash and then restart with the 98 startup disk? Will this keep my preinstall programs? Peter |
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Check the BIOS settings - you may have the option to boot from the external
floppy -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... But not for a laptop! When I asked the question originally it worked for my pc. However, this time the laptop doesn't read from the a: drive and so doesn't work!! "Richard G. Harper" wrote in message ... Asked and answered elsewhere. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Peter Brown" wrote in message ... I need to uninstall windows me and return to windows 98. however i didn't not save the option to return to 98. i don' t want to format the hard drive as i'll lose loads of preinstalled programs on my laptop. any ideas? Can i delete the windows folder, make the computer crash and then restart with the 98 startup disk? Will this keep my preinstall programs? Peter |
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