Loading Windows XP

[Nelreem]

I have put together a PC, and the HD has Windows 98 on it. How should I load XP while getting rid of 98? I dont want to dual boot, i want 98 gone. How should I do this? (if there is a link, please post it, i know this is asked alot)

[lil Jimmie]

Boot to the XP cd start the install and delete the partition, create a new one and format all can be done during the XP install process.

Here is a link

[Nelreem]

I know some stuff about loading operating systems (ive done it a couple times) and i couldnt find a boot to CD key or section of the bios (Asus a7v333 motherboard, bios that came with the mobo)

[lil Jimmie]

I have a A7V333 and all you need to do is change the boot order to your cd-rom.

The link I posted above will help you walk through the various screen of the install.

[Nelreem]

does word come on the XP Home cd? because this is important to what I can and cant do?

[Nelreem]

oh, make the CD boot first? ill check that

[lil Jimmie]

No word does not as it is a part of the MS Office suite, but XP does have Wordpad.

[Nelreem]

grrr... is it ok to not do a clean install?

its at the EULA right now, changing boot order worked

[lil Jimmie]

I don't recommend it with 98.

[Nelreem]

ok, im looking at that site you gave me (step 5) should I delete both partitions, even though one of them has Win98 on it?

edit: would that be a clean install (if all that stuff was deleted)?

[lil Jimmie]

Yes, deleting the partition and creating new ones would be a clean install and at this point an upgrade is too late you have to run that from within windows 98

[Nelreem]

thanks

[Nelreem]

Thanks alot lil jimmie, its formatting right now

ps, to anybody who remembers, the problem with my system about 4 months ago was a faulty motherboard

[sdkfz]

if you need word and word only from the office suite, do not buy word as a stand alone product, instead buy the works suite for 100, it has word (full version) and some other stuff that may or may not be useful to you
"full versions of Works 7.0, Word 2002, Picture It! Photo 7.0, Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2003, Money 2003 Deluxe and Streets & Trips 2002 "

word alone is about 300 full version and the upgrade is about 80, but if you have nothing to upgrade from then that does you no good.

course you could oem office from newegg, but now we are talking a bit more plus the hardware you need to qualify for an oem purchase