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Removing/clearing/reinstalling
XP (and NT and 2000) disk administrator tool do write to the MBR. They do not change the MBR boot code or partition tables, but they do see to leave a Can I ask something else? Maybe this should be a new thread. I have read in another newsgroup that when XP is installed that it chnages the code part of the

Sector 0 ?
I bought a hp computer that came with windows xp installed on the 80 gig hard drive. i took the 8 gig hard drive out of my old computer, and installed it into my new computer. i would like to install windows 98 on this computer, so that i can use my scanner(hp 3200c, does not work with win xp) and other things. the

Dual boot
My XP 64 installation is on a SATA drive and boots fine when I disconnect the cables from the card, but leave the card in the system. I get an error message which reads: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL This system has never had XP installed on it. It is a brand new system to which I have freshly installed XP 64.

multi boot 98,xp
XP doesn't install if you don't give it the FIRST partition of the drive. If you install Linux first, make sure your root partition is on hda2 or above (hda3/hda4/etc...) and then you can install XP on partition 1. Whichever you use, make sure you leave a partition for your Linux swap. (usually about double your

PP 2000 vs XP and Macros
I think I want to leave XP on the 10-gig drive and install 98 on the 80-gig. I'll have data on both drives, and I expect to be able to access the data files Others advise 3-5gig for the XP partition.) As far as I know, Windows XP cannot be installed to a temporary drive, such as a USB drive. It can, however

help installing linux + XP
1. will the first computer also have to have XP installed,or can it stay with Win98 2 If I leave the above hardware on the old computer and just connect the cable between the two network cards, will the new computer be able to access them. 3 Will I have too install the updated drivers on the new computer. and leave

What would MS have to do....
XP installed to it as C: drive and of course XP retains this designation even after the other disks were plugged back in. In your case, I'd suggest that you use the hard disk as master on the Primary IDE cable, the DVD drive as master on the secondary cable and leave the Zip drive unplugged.

getting errors after upgrading to Office XP
If you have XP installed, use the Roxio software that comes with it..... Are you psychic? cRoxio software comes with a drive yet to be decided? has been suggested; you will leave lots files on your PC after you uninstall the ones you don't want and all that can cause this friend of yours, nothing but trouble.

News Hard Drive for 4550
You should be able to set it up and leave everything the way it is. I did this back in the beta days of Win2k. Another way... Install the 2nd drive as a slave. The drive can now be seen from XP like Myron told you. If you want to actually boot Win98, on system post enter your bios setup, change the boot order to

Option not found: "Managing pairs of Webpages and Folders"
Chronic Chro...@aol.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support I got a new machine with XP installed and I like XP a lot. These are Administrator All users Default User XX (me) Owner Now I have asked this once and was told to leave this alone, but I'm asking again anyway cause it's annoying me.

dual-booting with xp
I can't just blame the listener: that would leave me with nothing to do. But all of us have worked hard to be clear, and continue to do so. Kent's first book is a bit vague, but that gap is filled by XP Installed, Planning XP, XP in Practice, by a raft of web sites, by this newsgroup, three conferences in the

GA-81K1100 Please help re XP install on SATA HD
Hi: I am the software trainer for our organization and need to have both Word 2000 and XP installed. When I installed XP, I could not longer use 2000, even though the installation procedure asked if I wanted to leave the previous version alone. Please advise on how I can use both versions of Word on my computer.

Back to the Future I
I think I want to leave XP on the 10-gig drive and install 98 on the 80-gig. I'll have data on both drives, and I expect to be able to access the data files For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from free

can i hide the key
Win NT and Win 2000 can leave some hidden files behind such as Ntldr, Boot.ini if not removed the Microsoft way so look carefully. Gary White wrote: What exactly is your problem, Win XP or some installed software? You can never uninstall a Windows version and reinstall without reinstalling ALL the applications

Need Help Partitioning Windows XP
(again, specify 2040, it will round up) Leave the rest of the drive alone for now. After windud is installed, you'll need to make the bootmanager partition active again - windows fdisk will work. The BM partition will be one of the two marked NON-DOS, and it should be 10 mb or smaller. After you can boot both of

Is there a way to force a scheduled system restore point?
In other words, should I delete it before executing the new driver, or is it safe to just leave it there? Dud "Trip Lane" <T...@hotmail.com> wrote in message (You can also just roll back to the prior version via Device Manager and get the same result). Even though XP will install the bundled 29.58 drivers there

How to uninstall XP, reformat and reinstall?
I'ma bit surprised you were able to get Windows XP installed on the SCSI drive, but good for you. I'd leave the Documents and Settings folder right where However, I can't figure out how (or if I can) reformat the C: drive. There are files and folders I can't remove (even as administrator) on the C: drive (such

Installing both Word 2000 & XP
The default settings for this menu can be readily edited from within WinXP. NOTE: If you elect to place Win98 on the "D:" drive, you'll _have_ to leave the I am installing a new 80 gig hard drive and I would like to have both windows 98 and XP installed on the drive. I would like to know how to install them and

20 gig HD
Have XP installed, using OE / Outlook within my family. Have one family e-mail account and would like all of our OE accounts to see every message sent to our POP3 server. In other words, my wife looks at one e-mail and then I can't see it when I log on with my account. Is there a way to leave them marked as read

Upgrade Time
You can't retroactively install 98 after XP is in place. For further info, do a search in here for similar posts. "Paul" <good4everyday...@hotmail.com> wrote I have a partitioned H/drive both having XP installed (C;D). I am attempting to load 98 on one drive and leave xp on the other. thru' the command prompt,