i tried to install xp on my other pc using my recovery disk from this 1 but it would not accept my product key. it had win 98. now how can i get win 98 back? everytime i start up it is trying to run xp?thanks
2007-03-23 07:41:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
you have to reinstall 98, assuming that you have the windows 98 disk and serial number. With the computer off and 98 inside the drive, turn PC on. On the first screen you see before winxp start, press setup that is usually F12. choose boot from cd-rom. win98 will start. Select "start comp.with cd-rom support".after that you will see A:\ type fdisk and Enter. you will have 5 options. Press option 3 and 4 after that. to delete non dos partition. Go back and create the primary dos partition again and make it active. exit pc and start again. go to F12 setup again and boot the 98 from there. This time you will be prompted make the NTFS partition active, format the drive and to setup win98 in your computer.
2007-03-23 08:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by digo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on how you installed xp on the 98 machine, it may have wiped out the 98 stuff. resone for that is because to upgrade a system, it has to have an upgrade disk. most installs with delete everything unless you choose it to not to. you can alway go into your local computer store and ask for a copy of XP make sure it is exactly what you have on your computer now. tell them the disk was lost and you need a copy . once you get it, then you can finish doing the 98 machine. the recovery XP disk will only work on the newer machines. some of the older recovery disk would have done what you tried to do but not in this case.
2007-03-23 14:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by gas_indycar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Format and install 98.
2007-03-23 14:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the original install discs for Windows 98 and need to re-format the hard drive.
2007-03-23 14:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definitely need the Original Win 98 SE disks, but no reformat is necessarily needed.
2007-03-23 14:46:00 · answer #5 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to hell with windows 98 it's way too old just at least try to download Windows 2000 Professional and install it with the setup tips as listed on the website below
http://computersguide.blogspot.com/2007/01/install-computers.html
2007-03-23 14:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by dabedatiludlisi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋