Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro

date posted 16th December 2001 13:12

Your right Dave , I can't reboot with 98 . The NTFS does not recognise it !

Bloody annoying this is !

Thanks for the advice though . Still hoping to get around this . A gaming
friend recons that you can get some freeware called discmagic which enables
you to create partitions on a formatted disc , in both FAT32 and NTFS, then
have both OS's on the machine and choose at reboot .

Might try that

Cheers

Steve

---- Original Message -----
From: "David McEwen" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after
installing windows 2k pro


> You can't boot from a 98 CD... can you?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Lecklider" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after
> installing windows 2k pro
>
>
> > Boot from the 98 CD. Exit the setup to DOS (cos IIRC 98 has trouble
> > clearing NT out of the way), use fdisk to delete all the partitions (or
> > just the NTFS one - dunno how many you've got), and then boot from the
> > CD again. Depending on your partitions, which 98 CD you've got, and the
> > phase of the moon, you may have to create a FAT32 partition & format it
> > before 98 wants to play again.
> >
> > -C
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Laird wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the suggestions here for my problem. Backed up the data now
> > > in readiness but .............
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Now I can't even seem to format the hard drive in DOS . Command does
not
> > > work !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any DOS commands / alternatives to fdisc gratefully received?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I will be trying a BIG magnet later this afternoon !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > > *From:* Bite IT Solutions [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > >
> > > *To:* [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > >
> > > *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:08 PM
> > >
> > > *Subject:* RE: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows
98
> > > after installing windows 2k pro
> > >
> > >
> > > Yup, back up your date, format the disk, install W98 and restore
> > > your date...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Evert.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > *From:* [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > [EMAIL REMOVED] *On Behalf Of
*Steve
> > > Laird
> > > *Sent:* 13 December 2001 14:21
> > > *To:* [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > *Subject:* FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows
98
> > > after installing windows 2k pro
> > >
> > > Help !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have installed win2k pro on a spare / oldish Gateway 2500
> > > laptop and now found that most of the drivers etc are not
> > > upgradeable !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am now wanting to uninstall win2k , and reinstall win98.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The problem seems to be that the file system is now not
FAT/FAT
> > > 32 , it is now NTFS as a result of the foolish choice to
upgrade
> !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The M$ site tells me that options for reverting to 98 are
> > > ''limited'' as the 98 OS does not read or recognise NTFS !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It does say that they do not support 3rd party software to
> > > convert NTFS to FAT or FAT 32 which means someone must have a
> fix !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyone got any ideas ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any advice gratefully received
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why did I bother in the first place ........ aggghh
> > >
> >
> >
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