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Remove old 95 files
Boot the PC with the Windows 98 Startup Disk and try to access the Windows 98-CD from the DOS prompt. If this works, delete the old Windows files on your HDD and start the Windows 98 Setup from the CD to install Windows 98 clean. There is no need to reformat the HDD. Once Windows 98 is installed, you may restore

Old WIN95 files and 'DeskTop' question
Doug Knox MS-MVP dk...@mvps.org microsoft public windowsxp general Boot into Windows XP and delete the WINNT folder on the old partition. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone

Reinstall Windows
-----Original Message----- Yes, you'll have to remove Windows XP from your old computer before installing it on a new computer. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed

removing dual boot & old OS
When I got back to Vista again, I saw that while the files under the Windows.old directory had been removed, the directory itself remained, so I just moved it the recycle bin. A couple of days ago, I wanted to empty the recycle bin but I found that I couldn't do it; I had to delete the files again.

Cannot remove windows.old from recycle bin c:
Tom Lake tl...@twcny.rr.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup "Arne" <A...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DDDB50A-0AE6-41A7-8010-E2786C0DBA93@microsoft.com... JimR, I changed the permission to Full Control. Same error message, and can not delete the file. Even with full control,

How do I get back the old version of file explorer after ...
In short, what the following procedure explains, is very much like what takes place whenever you boot between Win95 and your old DOS, if it still exists on .... Best of all, if you ever decide to delete Windows 98, all you have to do is locate the new \Windows folder and its accompanying \Program Files folder and

Delete ALL system restore points and start new
As for your last question, the old registry will be in the old windows folder, so if you delete the folder, you will be deleting the old registry with it, unless you have Once you were happy with the result you would delete \windows-old and you would be done!! What a great way to start up with the new IE5!

how to delete windows 95 from old user and install new 95
As far as all of you young whip err snappers out there just save your sly remakes for someone else because I'm 60 years old and my nerves just can't take it any more. and enter the product key 3. select "user defined", NOT "upgrade". Vista will install a 2nd time 4. activate vista and delete "windows.old" folder.

Cant uninstall Old SBS isa 2000 Firewall clients
Rory microsoft public windows vista general click the vista orb (bottom left) and in the search field search for Disk Clean. Run disk cleanup, select to delete previously installed versions of windows and you're golden. cheers EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com.

Can't remove old Messenger
Besides, more power does not mean better games. Now, as has been the case since the beginning of the computer game industry, there are some great games, some good ones, truckloads of mediocre ones, and the occasional pile of complete crap that we can all get a good laugh at. -rob. To reply, delete windows.

Use old licenses to install Windows XP (version upgrade)
I have a question relating to deleting old contacts. I am using 'Windows Live Messenger" version 8.1 and I am trying to delete my old contacts that are found in my Block list (Found under Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Block List). When I try right clicking on the names sometimes the "Delete" option is blacked out

old computer with win 95
Some of window.old can not be deleted and the error message: Could not find this item. This is no longer located in C:\. Verify the item's location and try again. The windows.old folder has been deleted from the G:\ drive. C:\windows.old contains only Documents and Settings folders. How do I delete these folders?

How do I delete this "mystery file?"
On the Disk Cleanup tab select Delete Windows 98 Uninstall Information and read the description. Then click in the box and click OK. Remember, once you do it you can't return to Windows 95. In article <19981219192618.29669.00002...@ng13.aol.com>, charles...@aol.com (CharlesM73) wrote: How do you delete the WIN95

Cannot delete windows.old
Jonathan Kay [MVP] msnewsrepl...@jonathankay.com microsoft public msn messenger Greetings, Actually the old version is Windows Messenger 4.7. Since you installed MSN Messenger 6.2, the older version is still there as they are completely separate products. Although you can forcibly remove Windows Messenger,

Favorite Old and New Era game!
So I would keep them until they disappear by themselves, simply because even though you may think you'll never need one of the old ones, it's possible that something unexpected may occur, and it might turn out that one of them could be a lifesaver. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to

How to Uninstall Windows 3.11 from an old 486 ?
Well, as far as I can tell, the Windows Mail .IAF account export files have a different format than the OE 6 .IAF account export files. When I create a temp account in Windows Mail, do the export, then delete the account, and do an import, that works. But I could not import an OE 6 email account.

Remove Windows 98?
Boot from the new computers OS and delete the \windows (or \winnt - whatever your current windows system is) and the \Program Files directory. Then reinstall your old programs - Why delete Windows and Program Files you might ask? Well, two reasons, some programs like Visual Studio install components designed for

Transfer data from NS to Sea Monkey?
I am running windows 2000 and I can't install the new 6.1 messenger because the 6.1 installer complains I need to uninstall the old messenger using the add/remove delete the program files/messenger directory and ran a norton symantec registry cleanup> To install MSN Messenger, you must first remove Windows

Can't recreate old profile with new Outlook 2007 install + Con
but it became very slow... i want to know if i can delete windows 3.1 from my dos prompt and install windows 95 or better to make the old computer y2k compliant and still have a decent computer to use for small projects. obviously my old computer does not have the features memory etc that my new one has,

Can I delete Windows/Temp folders?
Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer. 3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions. 4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary partition (preferably NTFS)