Re: Windows XP Pro formating issues

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 07/13/03


Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 08:53:07 -0600


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How to Manually Remove Win XP and Restore Win9x
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Bruce Chambers

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"Al" <cybr_goth@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> To all,
>
> I was conducting a test run of WinXP Pro on my desktop
> before installing it on my laptop.  My laptop was going to
> be the user.  I was using the desktop to test out
> features.  It originally ran Win ME.  When I was satisfied
> with the test I performed I tried to format the desktop to
> revert it back to ME so that I can use XP Pro on my
> laptop.  Unfortunately I had forgotten that once NTFS was
> selected I cannot go back to FAT32.
>
> My question is, can I Completely erase all data on the
> hard drive and reinstall ME?  I tried to format with my
> system restore cd but it would not except it.  I only get
> the Abort, Retry, Fail errors.
>
> It's driving me insane!  Someone please help.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Al


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