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Name: notoys Date: May 13, 2006 at 14:17:14 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
i want to install win. me i now have xp how do i do that because you cannot format xp thanks
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: May 13, 2006 at 16:12:03 Pacific
Reply:
You cannot format XP? Since when? Bill, have you taken any computer classes yet?
Life is more painless for those who are brainless.
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: May 13, 2006 at 17:18:38 Pacific
Reply:
The only thing you cannot format is the System and Boot drive while Windows is running. Other than that, you can format anything.
Boot from your Windows XP CD and you can do all the partitioning and formatting you ever want to do.
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: Gettin Old Date: May 14, 2006 at 19:22:37 Pacific
Reply:
Hello You cannot install ME on an XP system. If you want ME, you have to Fdisk and then install ME first using FAT32 and then install XP Good Lock
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Response Number 4
Name: TekWiz Date: May 15, 2006 at 17:43:57 Pacific
Reply:
A sure-fire way to accomplish this is to go to your hard drive manufacturer's website and download their utility disk (floppy usually) and setup a "new" drive from there. In fact Maxtor's utility will even let you set up partitions as well.
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