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Old June 8th 06, 05:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98 without
effecting XP?
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Old June 8th 06, 05:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Budalicious" wrote in message
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I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98 without
effecting XP?



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Old June 8th 06, 10:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

Yeah, first thing that comes up is a choice of which OS to boot into. Seems
the XP upgrade hasn't actually upgraded, it's just put a second OS on the
same drive. Hmmmmm.

That's why I'm concerned about just deleting the Windows folder, incase
there are common locations, dlls etc.


"Ron Badour" wrote:

Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
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I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98 without
effecting XP?




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Old June 9th 06, 12:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

It has created a dual boot--not an upgrade. While there should not be
common locations, .dlls, etc., I suggest you post into an XP newsgroup to
get the best possible advice on getting rid of W98. I have not used the XP
boot manager so I don't feel qualified to provide advice. In fact, I no
longer dual boot--I run W98 in VirtualPC.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
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Yeah, first thing that comes up is a choice of which OS to boot into.
Seems
the XP upgrade hasn't actually upgraded, it's just put a second OS on the
same drive. Hmmmmm.

That's why I'm concerned about just deleting the Windows folder, incase
there are common locations, dlls etc.


"Ron Badour" wrote:

Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system
boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98
without
effecting XP?






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Old June 9th 06, 08:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

Will do, thanks for your help.

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It has created a dual boot--not an upgrade. While there should not be
common locations, .dlls, etc., I suggest you post into an XP newsgroup to
get the best possible advice on getting rid of W98. I have not used the XP
boot manager so I don't feel qualified to provide advice. In fact, I no
longer dual boot--I run W98 in VirtualPC.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
Yeah, first thing that comes up is a choice of which OS to boot into.
Seems
the XP upgrade hasn't actually upgraded, it's just put a second OS on the
same drive. Hmmmmm.

That's why I'm concerned about just deleting the Windows folder, incase
there are common locations, dlls etc.


"Ron Badour" wrote:

Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system
boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98
without
effecting XP?






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Old June 10th 06, 02:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

I suggest that you rename the Windows 98 folder to Oldwin or something
similar. If there are any shared files (I quite sure that there would not
be in your case), then you will get an error when you attempt to run
something that needs a file in this folder. If you do not get any errors
after a period of time and you have run all of your usual programs, then
delete the Win98 folder to free up the disk space.. There is no uninstall
for Win98 in this situation.

You can then edit the Windows XP boot menu and remove the reference to
Win98.

PattyL


"Budalicious" wrote in message
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Will do, thanks for your help.

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It has created a dual boot--not an upgrade. While there should not be
common locations, .dlls, etc., I suggest you post into an XP newsgroup to
get the best possible advice on getting rid of W98. I have not used the
XP
boot manager so I don't feel qualified to provide advice. In fact, I no
longer dual boot--I run W98 in VirtualPC.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
Yeah, first thing that comes up is a choice of which OS to boot into.
Seems
the XP upgrade hasn't actually upgraded, it's just put a second OS on
the
same drive. Hmmmmm.

That's why I'm concerned about just deleting the Windows folder, incase
there are common locations, dlls etc.


"Ron Badour" wrote:

Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system
boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98
without
effecting XP?








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Old June 11th 06, 07:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
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Default removing old win 98 after XP upgrade

The procedures here will work to remove 98 and leave only XP:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

Scroll down to and click #19:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#19

Then click "Remove Win9x/Me & Keep Win XP"
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
Will do, thanks for your help.

"Ron Badour" wrote:

It has created a dual boot--not an upgrade. While there should not be
common locations, .dlls, etc., I suggest you post into an XP newsgroup to
get the best possible advice on getting rid of W98. I have not used the XP
boot manager so I don't feel qualified to provide advice. In fact, I no
longer dual boot--I run W98 in VirtualPC.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
Yeah, first thing that comes up is a choice of which OS to boot into.
Seems
the XP upgrade hasn't actually upgraded, it's just put a second OS on the
same drive. Hmmmmm.

That's why I'm concerned about just deleting the Windows folder, incase
there are common locations, dlls etc.


"Ron Badour" wrote:

Are you getting a boot manager screen that shows 98 as being a system
boot
choice? If not, just delete the 98 folder.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Budalicious" wrote in message
...
I've recently upgraded a laptop from win 98 se to XP pro but the old
windows
98 is still there on the hard drive. How do I uninstall windows 98
without
effecting XP?







 




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