How do I install only one version of windows on my system

Hi There!
This is the problem: I wanted to set an OS on my computer(obviously to
make it usable).
I followed the steps as listed below:
1)In the BIOS Settings, I changed the setting so as to boot from the CD
ROM. NOTE: I dont have a floppy drive
2)I didnt have any OS installed-so I proceeded to directly install
WinXP on C
3)The CD ROM gave some error and I HAD to(forced to)install Win98 which
seemed to work fine interms of booting from the CD ROM etc
4)After that I inserted the WinXP CD ROM and I found that I was
successful in installing WinXP on my other HD DRive.

You may ask what the problem is:
1) Now when I have a dual boot-up system, unfortunately, thats NOT what
I wanted.I want to have a double boot system with Linux and WinXp.what
I have now is totally undesirable
2)I dont know what to do next! I have that version of the OS and only
that CD available.How do I install XP ?
3)I thought of the following options but I dont know if these are
suitable: Pls advice
A)- Format D (Winxp currently installed there)
-Insert CD ROM for WinXP and choose to install it on C((Win98 currently
installed there).
Now, i will have the OS OF MY CHOICE(namely WinXP)on C and D will be
free for other use
B)-Boot up and choose Win98 as choice of OS
-Insert CD ROM for WinXP and choose to install it on C((Win98 currently
installed there)
Now, i will have the OS OF MY CHOICE(namely WinXP)on C and D also.
Will this make the system unstable?
C)-Create a start-up CD Disk(NOT floppy as I dont have floppy drive on
my system) for winXP
-Boot from CD ROM
- Format C (Win98 currently installed there)
-Install XP


In summary: I want only one windows OS on my system. Currently I have
very little or no sw installed and would like to rectify this asap if
possible.I dont know how to create a start up cd rom either.

Please help me around this problem.Thanks.

 

Magazine advice

Hi

I have a current issue os XPAnswers showing steps to install XP.

One of the steps MAY be the problem you encountered.

The step before was to choose a partition ( set up interrogates your HD & reports on current partitions. Create or delete partitions here ) choose the one you want XP on.

NEXT step :

There is a WARNING to ' Ignore ! '

They had 98 files on the partition which they chose for XP. They were warned that putting 2 OS's on the same partition would be harmful. They inteneded to wipe this dirve so did NOT worry about the warning. PRESS C to continue.

Next Step :

Format partitions - the best option for stability is ' Format the partition using the NTFS file system ' select ENTER

DOUBLE CHECK the chosen set up - Press F to continue. Your drive will be wiped & XP should install on C.

One other thing - can you opt. to upgrade from 98 to XP ??

Hope something here sparks an answer. I am not an expert by any means but had just read this yesterday. If I can add to this from the magazine - let me know as there may be another point which applies. ( IF I am on the right track )

You will know better than me if this is the scenario you have just now

 

Linux does not use drive letters. The equivalent of C: would be hda1 if IDE, or sca1 if SCSI, assuming first hdd. There are no drives, in windows way of thinking.

/ = root partition
/usr = where most user programs go
/home = individual user accounts data, as in /home/user1, etc.

linux swap memory disk cache (virtual memory)

I have individual partitions for /, /usr, /home, and linux swap. all but the swap partition are formatted as ext2 (linux native, non-journaling FS).

All of these partitions are mounted as one big file system, and linux does not care what hdd they are on. It is transparent to the users. I could have individual partitions for individual users, if I wanted to, and mount them under the home partition.

Hope that gives you a bit of linux knowledge, Christer.

Mons, a floppy drive is worth its weight in gold, and I have never heard of a startup CD.

 

Good job Sarissi, sounds like you have done your homework
My first mistake when I started with Linux was thinking like a "DOS or Windows" user I mean I thought every computer called the harddrive C: and the floppy A: boy did I have a learning curve but it isn't to hard to learn.

If any of you are interested in Linux then I recommend this site it has helped me alot with my Linux snags.

That all depends on the actual user to me some things are way to complicated when other things are so simple. I personally like using Windows and Linux both, it just depends on what mood I'm in when I get online as which one I use.


Bubba169

 

When your done with XP there will be a new version of Windows then another and another. I just picked an old pent 166 PC and tried it that's how I started. If you're intrested then just go for it or dual boot you current hardware I didn't know that it was possible to have more than one OS on a PC until I started with Linux then I started reading about dual boots and now I have a triple boot PC and it wasn't that hard to setup.

Bubba169

 

First XP on a 166!!! Wow dude I didn't think it would run on something that slow.

My old Linux box was a pent. 166 Mhz non-MMX, 16 Mb (upgraded to 64Mb) of EDO ram (72 pin SIMM's), 1Mb video card, 400Mb HardDrive (upgraded to a used 3.5Gig), 15" monitor. I ran Vector Linux 1.8 on it (the current version of Vector is 3.2) I used IceWM as a window manager and it ran fine with 16Mb of ram until I installed Star Office 5.2 (it required 32Mb of ram) that is why I upgraded the ram. I think your laptop should run Linux okay just do a lot of searching before you start it'll save you alot of headaches. here's a few more links:

http://www.google.com/linux

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=25

Bubba169

 

Once you get started just watch it grow and branch off into subfolders .

Good Luck to you

Bubba169

 

When I first got interested in Linux, I saw Redhat at Electronics Boutique, in City Center Mall, Columbus, Ohio (where I lived at the time). So I decided to research it and learn all I could. Linux.org had a wealth of information on all the various distributions.

I looked for the distro with the most supported hardware, and found Mandrake, which also had the best installer (easiest). I also had to make sure that all of my hardware would be compatible, and learned the 2 sticking points would be the Modem and Video card (I was on dialup at the time). Modem was the first thing I fixed, by buying an external hardware modem and serial cable. Even though my video card was listed, it was not supported, so i ended up going with ATI.

Now I am doing a bit of research on XP Pro to see if it would be worth going to.

This is Windows BBS. Aren't we comitting Heresy, Blasphemy, and High Treason by mentioning Linux here??

I would not be surprised to learn that a sizable percentage of us use Linux also. There is a place for both Windows and Linux.

Back to the original post, as i have reread it: Mons, install 98 again, then install XP over the top of it (replace it). That should do the trick (I hope).