Probably not, because he'll be using the disks that came with the laptop and they usually include all that extra stuff by default. Not a big deal; just remove the extras later.
But really, he now owns two doorstops. I wouldn't bother trying to get an old Win98 laptop to work. For one, it won't even be able to websurf any longer with all the new things like Java, Flash, and streaming video. A new netbook will only run $300. Or a Win7 laptop for maybe $550, which should last him for several years, and comes with a free antivirus from MS (finally!). On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Gail.Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > what else. I dont' think he has much on this computer. But anyway, his > question is: Is there a way to reformat the drive and Not have existing > programs reinstalled? How would he do this? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
