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Solve : HELP! Windows 98?

Answer» <html><body><p>I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/tried-7272297" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRIED">TRIED</a> to install Windows XP on computer that already had windows 98 on it.  Now I can't get either windows to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/work-20377" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WORK">WORK</a>.  I tried to reinstall windows 98, but it keeps on trying to install XP.  This is my <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/boss-901285" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BOSS">BOSS</a>'s computer so need to get it <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/fixed-245605" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIXED">FIXED</a>.     I'm sorry, but was it completely necessary to install <a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2072/whyxpbad.htm">XP</a>?<br/><br/>I hope you find this guy's article convincing.More info please..  Did you first delete Win.98 or did you try to update Win.98 to XP :-?  Did you format before trying the XP install :-?  Have you backed up all critical files :-?<br/><br/>RSVP<br/><br/>I didn't delete windows 98.  I just tried to load xp.  No I didn't backup files.   Sorry, more questions.<br/><br/>1. The Xp cd you used - is it the full version or an updater :-?<br/>2. Did you format the hard disk :-?  If so which file system did you select, FAT.32 or NTFS :-?<br/><br/>The first thing you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/must-1702064" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MUST">MUST</a> do is try to backup critical files.  If you answer "Yes" to the first part of question 2 then they're gone, possibly irretrievable, but if you didn't format they <strong><em>might</em></strong> be retrievable using a Win.98 boot disk.  Is a 3.5" floppy diskette drive installed :-?  <br/><br/>Please let us know exactly what you did to "load" XP.<br/><br/></p></body></html>


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