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installing Win98 to a Slave drive..
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Name: third_child
Date: April 29, 2004 at 18:01:15 Pacific
Subject: installing Win98 to a Slave drive..
OS: Win2k
CPU/Ram: cely@700/128
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Comment: I need to install win98(or XP) on a Slave drive(which imgoing to use as a Master on my new system), but i dont want to lose any of my files on the drive. Is there anyway to install Windows without having to format the drive and therefore losing my files? Thank you
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Response Number 2
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Name: Dave357
Date: April 29, 2004 at 18:40:31 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This won't work for several reasons, the first of which is that Win9X needs to be installed to a partition on your first (Primary Master) Harddrive. Also, all of the hardware will be different when you swap the HD into the new PC, causing a really untidy (problematic) install. A better method would be to copy the Win9X directory onto the HD, sys the drive, then install it into the new PC & run setup from the HD. HTH Dave Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?
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Response Number 3
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Name: third_child
Date: April 29, 2004 at 19:22:01 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)1 more question, how do i install XP using only the CD on an empty hard drive?
Thank you very much for your help
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