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Evis Marcotte - 03 May 2004 04:54 GMT

I have Windows 98. It's on Drive C:. I installed a second
hard-drive and partitioned it(Drive D:, E:, & F:). I want
to erase Drive C: and Reinstall the OS. When I try it,
Windows erases and partially installs on drive E:. How can
I force it to erase and install on Drive C: with out
disconnecting the other drive? Thank You Evis

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philo - 03 May 2004 10:33 GMT

> I have Windows 98. It's on Drive C:. I installed a second
> hard-drive and partitioned it(Drive D:, E:, & F:). I want
> to erase Drive C: and Reinstall the OS. When I try it,
> Windows erases and partially installs on drive E:. How can
> I force it to erase and install on Drive C: with out
> disconnecting the other drive? Thank You Evis

is your bios still properly recognizing your original drive?

if so, all you have to do is format it...then install windows...

by default it will install onto your C: drive watch carefully when you
install...

you should see the default as C:\windows (although there will be an option
to specify a different path)

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Ben Myers - 04 May 2004 02:12 GMT

Please repost with more information, including how you know the "E:"
drive is being used.

Ben

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Evis Marcotte - 04 May 2004 03:35 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>Please repost with more information, including how you know the "E:"
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>"Evis Marcotte" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:744701c430c2$49a44eb0

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>> I have Windows 98. It's on Drive C:. I installed a second
>> hard-drive and partitioned it(Drive D:, E:, & F:). I want
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>I know that it's Erasing Drive E: because everything that

was on it disappears and the Windows folder and a few
others appear on it. Nothing changes on Drive C: Thank
You, Evis

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Ron Badour - 04 May 2004 13:12 GMT

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

Follow the instructions here and see if this gets you by the problem.

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

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