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philip · 08-15-2003, 11:03 AM

this is the way i did it for WinME:

-make backups (if possible) from everything you want to keep
-check if you have the WinME install CD (and the code)

-create a start-up disk
-reboot your computer and press the button to go to setup (for me its del but it could be different. this will take you to a screen with 3 options (IIRC), safe mode windows, dos with CD and dos without cd
-insert windows cd
-choose dos with cd (dos without works as well, but i'm not sure what the difference is and with cd was the way it was recommended to me). this will start dos
-a virtual cd station is made. check which station letter it has (eg D:, E

. you can find your windows cd there, which you'll need later.
-type "format c:" (if C: is the drive you want to format, otherwise change it) -> enter
-once done, go to the cd and start windows installation from the cd (setup or install, not sure which)
-follow instructions from the cd and everything will be installed.

could someone confirm this if not confirmed -> use at your own risk>? I formatted so many times, and in a few different ways, so i might have forgotten a small step above (and it are the small steps that can really mess things up)

edit: spelling

[ 08-15-2003, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: philip ]

08-15-2003, 11:03 AM	#8
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	this is the way i did it for WinME: -make backups (if possible) from everything you want to keep -check if you have the WinME install CD (and the code) -create a start-up disk -reboot your computer and press the button to go to setup (for me its del but it could be different. this will take you to a screen with 3 options (IIRC), safe mode windows, dos with CD and dos without cd -insert windows cd -choose dos with cd (dos without works as well, but i'm not sure what the difference is and with cd was the way it was recommended to me). this will start dos -a virtual cd station is made. check which station letter it has (eg D:, E. you can find your windows cd there, which you'll need later. -type "format c:" (if C: is the drive you want to format, otherwise change it) -> enter -once done, go to the cd and start windows installation from the cd (setup or install, not sure which) -follow instructions from the cd and everything will be installed. could someone confirm this if not confirmed -> use at your own risk>? I formatted so many times, and in a few different ways, so i might have forgotten a small step above (and it are the small steps that can really mess things up) edit: spelling [ 08-15-2003, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: philip ]