I bought a new pc. A xp 2000 it came with the recovery drive a FATS and the c drive NTFS?
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Cause FTFS is not a valid Windows recongized Partition. Only Fat, Fat16, Fat32 NTFS Are Valid partitions for Windows.
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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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This will depend on  what you want to do?\nIf you  are installing a new hard drive then  first of all you need to check to see if it set as a master , then you need to partition and format the drive. The easiest way to do this is to  go to www.madboot.com and download  the boot disk then use it  it will allow you to  fdisk, partition format and install  and  lots more\n If you are using xp  as an OS then set your pc to boot from the cd-drive and  install from the disk
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You need an original installation disc, or a set of system restore discs, one or the other of which probably came with your computer.
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Why was the choice made to use the System recovery CDs that came with your PC vs. the System Restore option?\n\nIn most cases the "System Restore" will restore your PC to the point that it was last updated or new software was installed.\n\nTime and disks requested depends on what needs to be recovered/restored. Normally you put in Recovery disk 1, a complete restore might ask you to insert the next disk, and so on.\n\nSo, it is not normal for your system to ask for the same disk over and over again, unless it wasn't able to do what it suppose to do.\n\nIf running, Windows 2000 or XP and still are having problems after running the Recovery disks. Try to cold boot the system and press the F8 key, as soon as you turn on the PC, to start the PC in Safe mode. Then click Start>Help and support>Select "Undo changes to your computer with System Restore".
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If you have the original ME CD, I would recommend recovering it by formating your harddrive and reinstall your ME.  You may want to make 2 partitions (C & D) and install ME and XP seperately.  ME as FAT32 while XP as NTFS.  Good luck.  Hope you backup all your data before.  Otherwise, use the bootdisk to go to C drive and backup everything onto an external harddrive via USB or firewire.
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agreed, you likely have formatted it using FAT file system.\n\nif you have xp you should 'convert' your hard drive to NTFS.
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XP uses NTFS which may not require a chkdisk,  It may also be doing it in the background and not telling you.
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you could just throw in a windows xp cd and delete the partitions\nthen format it back to ntfs
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Your hard drive isn't affected, but your install of XP will definitely suffer some problems. When you install XP on a system there are hundreds (if not thousands) of adjustments that are made to enable XP to "talk" to your particular hardware setup. When you plug your c: drive into a new motherboard you're essentially moving your entire system into a new environment and all of the adjustments that XP made to talk to your old chipset and drivers and so on are different. At best, your new setup will work with no major flaws that you notice. At worst, your new setup will crash violently and take all of  your data with it. My advice is to back up all your critical data from your old system, perform a clean install of XP, and then migrate your old files to the new system. Any other plan of action is risking your data and not a good idea, IMHO.
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You should really use the recovery console when you boot from the Windows XP CD Rom.  It will Repair any errors automatically take only a couple of minutes.\n\nOr Hit The F8 key while turning your system on and when the menu comes up selected "Last Know good Configuration"\n\nBut if you must use DOS Command, Not sure why?  Except to experiment here goes:\n\nInstalling the Recovery Console on your system takes up around 7MB of disk space. To install the Recovery Console on your system follow these steps:\n\n2. At the Dos Prompt type {X}:&#92;i386&#92;winnt32.exe /cmdcons\n      \nWhere {X} should be the driver letter of your CD drive. If the i386 directory is already installed on your computer, you can just type the path to it, for example C:&#92;i386&#92;winnt32.exe /cmdcons\n\nFollow the instructions to install the Recovery Console, when the installation is complete, restart your computer\n\nThe Recovery Console will show up in the list of available operating systems in the boot menu. to use the Recovery Console, you need administrator privileges
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Get a copy of Windows XP and install it.\n\n-J
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Your computer should have come with a Windows XP System CD or Restore disk.   Some come with a MAKE RESTORE DISK SET program that you must run.   This might take a dozen CDs.   \n\nJust reboot on your restore disk.  You might have to enter the BIOS setup at startup and change the BOOT ORDER. \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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you have to format and name the drive using the admin tools then it will show up as a drive\n\nuse control panel/admin tools/computer management/storage then disk management right clcik the new drive and format as ntfs and the drive should show up in "My Computer"
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if you have win 2000 or xp, just go to Start-my computer and you will see your c drive
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You cannot have windows 98 recognise a xp drive if the xp drive is formatted as NTFS file system, and its questionable as to whether converting the xp drive to fat32 will even work, so your only hope is to use a computer with win xp or win 2000 pro to retrieve all your files, the drive you want to read must be jumpered as slave if you put it on the same IDE cable as the boot drive..barring that, you can use a knoppix or ubuntu live distro to burn all the files you need to cd's
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what do u mean by recover.i have an XP.u go to the control panel in the start menu then go to account..you'll see what u need there for sure