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01-26-2004, 05:31 PM
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How to fdisk/format with win2000
I was just given a working pc with win2000 on it. I want to start over using win98. I know how to use my 98 start up disk to do a FDISK & FORMAT, but it has not worked on this pc. Do I need an NTFS/win2000 start up disk to do this. If so, in detail, how do I do this. I have never seen win2000 before!
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01-26-2004, 07:13 PM
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I had NTFS on my drive before. I just inserted my 98 boot disk, formated with large drive support, and all was good.
If your boot disk doesn't work, you may need to goto bootdisk.com to d/l a new one that works.
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01-26-2004, 08:55 PM
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Boot up with the 98SE boot disk, with CD-ROM support, and enter FDISK..Remove the NON-DOS partition and then go ahead and load up 98SE.
You will see unpartitioned space, and then Windows will format it for you and then your all set. |
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01-27-2004, 11:03 AM
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after you delete the non-dos partition, you need use fdisk to create a primary partition and set it as active. then format it and install win98.
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