how can i install windows 98  over windows xp?
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you can't and why would you want to?\n\nOf course you can wipe your hard drive and start from scratch with 98.
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I had a friend who did the same thing, he put xp on and realized it could barely boot up. Just put in the win98 cd and let it format the drive during installation. Make sure you have all the drivers for 98 BEFORE installing. Find out what drivers you will need. That is the hardest part by far.
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Like was already said you can format and install\n\nOr install win98 and do a repair on win2000 then you can have both at teh same time.\n\nHowever, the hard drive needs to be formated in fat32 to load 98.
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You can install Win Xp on the other drive on start up you will be asked which operating system do you want to log on to to you can chose 98 or xp on every start up :-)\nIf you have win98 on C: install Win XP on D: or any other drive ;-)\n\nYou owe me 10 points pal ! ;-)
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Place a Windows 98 startup disk into the floppy drive-start the pc-let the floppy take you to "a" prompt-type in format/s c: There is a space between the s and c. Once you have formatted and restarted the computer,and it is back to "A" prompt, type in the drive your disk is on- usually E:then once it is on E:, type in dir -then type in cd me-or cd 98-or cd xp(your Windows 98-or me-or xp)-then type in - setup. this should take your to the disk's program and start install.\n\n       Good luck!!!
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no...you need the windows xp disc
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Most everything that runs on xp will also run on 98. It's when you get back to win95 that you start having problems.
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See, the problem here is that Windows XP has a capable boot loader, and Windows 98 does not. You could always install a 3rd party boot loader like V-Com System Commander or LILO or GRUB which are both Free Open Source Bootloaders that would work for any operating system, not just linux. Worst case scenario, go ahead and install Win98, then re-install windows XP. You DO have the install disc yes?
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Hehe ... if u just download it ... nothing happends.\nIf u try to install it over it, by Updating Win98 to WinXp, ... if everything goes smoothly nothing happens either.\nIf some registry entryes goes mixted up then u might not be able to load some of the programs and your system will run slow.\nI recomand that u install the Win Xp version on a diffrent partition ... formated NTFS for better performance and encryption (security).
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Assuming you used followed all steps in the Windows XP setup you will most likely have formatted the drive in an NTFS file system. Unfortunately 98 uses FAT32 file system and they are incompatible. To install 98 you will have to format and start from scratch using a win 98 CD. I have to agree with the others though going to 98 is a major step backwards, stick with XP. If your desperate to change OS either go to linux or wait for vista which is just around the conrer
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part of the installation process for xp is to erase the hard drive including previous system. if you do not want to erase 98 you can leave it but they don't work together. good luck.
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If XP doesn't work I would try Win98. If you really want 95, look at ebay I am sure you can get a copy for $5 or so.\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/1-DAY-ONLY-Full-Inst-Windows-95-Win-OS-operating-system_W0QQitemZ7233443216QQcategoryZ41883QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Process of Dual booting Windows 98 with Windows 95:\n\nIt is recommended that at least two partitions be created, one partition for Windows 95 and the other for Windows 98. Information about creating partitions can be found on document CH000345. If the partitions need to be deleted, information about deleting a partition can be found on document CH000344. \nOnce at least two partitions have been created on the computer, if you have an OEM version of Windows 98 install it first as it will search for pre-existing operating systems. If you have a retail version of Windows 98 you can either install Windows 95 or Windows 98 first. \nNote: If you have a Windows 98 Retail or OEM it is also important to know that you can boot from this CD and install Windows.\n\nOnce one of the Operating Systems has been installed in the computer, boot the computer from a bootable floppy diskette and at the MS-DOS prompt install the other operating system onto the other partition. Note: you do not want to install Windows 95/98 through Windows, it must be done from MS-DOS. \nOnce both Operating Systems have been installed onto the computer it will boot to the last installed operating system. To boot to the alternate Operating system you will needed to edit the msdos.sys file and change the WinDir= and the WinBootDir to the appropriate drive letter. If you find yourself needing to boot between the operating systems often it may be easier to create two different msdos.sys files and then use a batch file to switch between these msdos.sys files. \nAdditional information on editing the msdos.sys can be found on our MSDOS.SYS page. \nAdditional information about batch files can be found on our batch file page.\nhttp://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000346.htm#01
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I don't think you'll have any luck trying to go from Pro to Home.  I definitely DON'T recommend Win 98.\n\nHave you tried System Restore?  It's a function that lets you take XP back to a given point where it ran error-free, so you can either figure out what went wrong, or just leave well enough alone!  It's definitely worth trying if you haven't already.\n\nTo access System Restore, go to Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore.  Choose Restore My Computer To An Earlier Time, then choose the latest day from the calendar when you knew your computer was working properly.  You won't lose any data or files, but any programs installed after the restore date will have to be reinstalled.  Good luck!\n\nP.S. Yes, I think you could install the XP Home upgrade over Win 98.  But I'd only do that if System Restore doesn't help.
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Win XP , current OS ... try it out\n\n- r u using old computer, then maybe the others come into consideration\nplus u cannot buy anything but xp now ... 98se & 2000 no longer available for sale
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yes I use dual window, 98 and xp.
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Since its Windows 98, you will need to install the drivers for the thumb drive separately. You can find the drivers on a CD that probably came in with the drive when you purchased it. However, as you probably already know, you don't need to do that on the XP machine.