Guys,
Ewan wrote:
You don't absolutely have to repartition and reformat to do a clean
install of Windows. (how can one not do so and still get a clean install
with all the old files not to mention the registry still on the hard
drive?)
However, the problem was: (quote) .....copy of drive image,came as part
of
my computer package,it came loaded with win98,i already had win98 se,so
i
loaded it on my pc,now i can't format and reload the basic files,and
start over....(end quote).
In this particular instance fdisk is the only thing that will clean and
restore this hard drive in prep for a new installation. It is true that
it is not necessary to fdisk prior to an install, however, if the hard
drive had problems, or, even if one is redoing the system from scratch,
fdisk takes only a few minutes, and, guarantees a completely clean
install. Why would one not take that extra step to ensure no problems
down the road? It also allows the user to set up a clean primary
partition for the operating system and a clean secondary for everything
else.
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>^,,^< Sylve M. Davis >^,,^<
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