2006-06-10 04:56:21 · 6 answers · asked by V.I.N.A.Y 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Hi there,
Firstly, I'd advise against putting Windows 98 back onto your machine - Windows 2000 may be slightly slower on some machines, but the slight drop in performance is more than balanced by increases in stability and security. Anyway, that aside, this is how I'd rebuild a machine with Windows 98.
I'll assume you have more than one partition setup on this machine (a C: and D: etc)? Copy any information to your D: (or any other apart from C:). Then you'll need to boot from your Windows 98 CD (you may need to change the boot order in the BIOS so that it looks for a CD to run from first). The computer will now boot straight into the Windows 98 setup program and you can just choose to delete and remake the C: partition, or simply install onto the existing C: partition.
The problems you're having are probably to do with you trying to format a disk that the machine is booting from. When you boot from the Windows 98 CD then you're not running Windows 2000 at all, so it'll have no problems formatting the disk Windows 2000 is installed on.
Let me know what spec your machine is (processor, memory, HD sizes etc) if you're having any problems with any of the above. It may be that your machine isn't able to boot from a CD (in which case, it's probably a bit too old to have Win2k on it anyway), or some other problem. Anyways, good luck with it
2006-06-10 05:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should installing windows XP not 2000 or if you not want XP you should keeping win 98 plz not installing 2000 because win 2000 is very bad.
Good luck!
2006-06-24 00:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by (//\\//\\) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a bootable windows 2000 Cd then insert it and boot it from CD (select First Boot Device == CD Rom from BIOS setup) then the option will come to install with formatting Choose format and install it will work..
2006-06-10 05:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by deadSOUL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start to install 2000 it will give you the commands as you install it. You want to select the ntfs option and let 2000 install itself. It will ask you for replies and you just reply to the appropriate option.
2006-06-24 04:41:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, I will not suggest you to install Win 2000, rather go for Win XP if possible..
Regards
2006-06-20 22:50:29 · answer #5 · answered by honey_thecop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Win 98 is anyday better than win2k. Keep the old one.
2006-06-22 02:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by Freddie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋