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CLEAN INSTALL OF WINDOWS ME/ NEED HELP
I would like to do a clean install of Windows Me on A dell dimension
4100. Could someone kindly outline the steps in order. I previously reinstalled over old version and had to get help from India.. Thanks. Roger |
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CLEAN INSTALL OF WINDOWS ME/ NEED HELP
Roger,
You need to partition and format the drive after booting to DOS using a Win Me boot floppy after which you can install Win Me. Note that this will wipe all existing data from your hard drive so make sure you save everything you need to keep before proceeding. For more information see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 255867 - "How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867) as well as the file CLEANHD.TXT which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me CD and also as KB271673 - "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=271673).. This should help you get started. -- Mike Maltby wrote: I would like to do a clean install of Windows Me on A dell dimension 4100. Could someone kindly outline the steps in order. I previously reinstalled over old version and had to get help from India.. |
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Attn Mike M,
I have created a boot disk. The C drive is the original hard drive. Can I just format C? Roger |
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Mike,
what is the proper command? Format C:/S or format C:???? Thanks. Roger |
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Mike, what is the proper command? Format C:/S or format C:???? FORMAT C: is all you need to do. Win Me will then do the rest. The version of FORMAT included with Win Me and that is on the Win Me startup disk doesn't support the /S switch of earlier versions. May I again refer you to the file CLEANHD.TXT which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me CD and also as KB271673 - "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=271673) as this contains most if not all of the information you are likely to require. -- Mike Maltby |
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CLEAN INSTALL OF WINDOWS ME/ NEED HELP
Mike,
Thanks for your help. programs work better. No more freeze ups. Roger |
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Thanks for your help. programs work better. No more freeze ups. Roger, Thanks for the feedback. May I strongly recommend that you visit the Windows Update site and install the various patches that were released for Win Me since its release in June 2000. I would also suggest that the first patch you install is the 290700 patch for system restore which should then reinstate system restore as a useful tool that will usually allow you to back out of subsequent problems you might encounter when running Win Me by allowing you to roll back the system to a previous date when it was working correctly (but best if not more than say a week previously) without the loss of user data. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Windows |
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Mike,
I d\l all updates after reinstalling. Thanks again. Roger |
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