"Gerald E. Boyd" wrote: > > At 06:14 PM 8/24/2002 +0100, graham nimmo wrote the following: > > >Clint wrote: > > > > > > Did you ever reformat? You should always reformat when > > > changing a motherboard, no two boards are the same. The old > > > board will leave countless 'things' in the extended device > > > manager, not to mention all the orphaned drivers files. > > > These things can severely conflict with a new board. > > > >Why do people always reformat? > > > >Why not just rename Windows and Program Files folders then re-install. > >This way you have access to any old drivers you may need but have > >forgotten where you originally got them. > > > >Anyone who can boot from a start-up disk can perform this simple task > >with no loss of data - you did backup absolutely everything before you > >reformatted?!! > > Reformatting may be the only option available for people who don't have > enough disk space. > Win98 requires 365MB > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q200378 > Win95 requires 100MB > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q200375
Then get a new HD - anything over 20Gb is only a 1 UKP per GB - I imagine USA prices are similar. -- Graham ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
