I bought a computer with XP installed on it. I want to uninstall XP and install 98 from a cd. Can someone please explain how to do this and if this will work? THANKS

Not sure why you'd really want to go BACK, however if that is what you want to do, you will need to complete a Clean Installation of 98. Before proceeding, backup all your data files and copy any settings for Internet Access, such as username, password, email account name, POP3 mail server, SMTP mail server etc. Make sure you have the installation CDs of Floppies for any applications that you will want to use. 1. Put in your Win98 startup floppy disk and boot up without CD-ROM support. 2. If the Hard Drive is not partitioned and not formatted as NTFS, then run the FORMAT /U command from the DOS prompt. 3. If it it partitioned and / or NTFS then you will need to run FDISK at the DOS prompt and delete Primary and Logical partitions. Then create a new Primary partition that uses all the available disk space. Reboot the computer, again from the Win98 floppy disk, again without CD-ROM support. Run FORMAT /U [as above]. 4. Reboot the compuetr with CD-ROM support. 5. Insert the Win98 CD-ROM [cannot be an Upgarde Version] 6. Run set-up 7. When all is finished you'll have a clean install of 98. Good luck

I agree, Why do u want to go back to 98!!!!

I do understand why you would want to go back but you may run into problems with Win98 on a newer machine. I'm not saying that you will. Anyway, I looked at the responces above and I don't see where the /U switch came from, I looked it up. Anyway, chances are the hard drive is already formatted to NTFS if XP came with the machine. To get rid of it boot off a win 98 startup disk and run fdisk (you don't need CD-ROM support for this). This will let you delete all partitions and then create a new Primary DOS that will take up the whole thing. Next, if you don't have a full install Win 98 CD, but you have the upgrade version (that's what I have) make sure you have a copy of Win95 on CD. During the Win 98 setup it will ask you for some evidence of having an older OS. After you pass that, you will be just fine. Be warned though, whenever I install 98 like this (upgrade or not) Win 98 does not detect video and audio, etc. like XP does, you will need to visit the manufactures web site for drivers for Win 98 for your system. Or you could just go to the sites that you cards were from (aka sony for a sony cd burner). The first time you start Win 98 it may look something like safe mode. That's becuase it doesn't see everything like XP does. E-mail me if you need to, I have done this on 3 different machines so far! (b_emond@yahoo.com)