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DavidClr3
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_ 		9. February 2006 @ 06:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am a novice at the internal issues of the personal computer so I would be grateful for some help.
I have just bought a new hard drive for my old computer and installed it within the tower, gone through the bios setup and then in the manual I have got, says before I install windows i have to partition it,but what is the disk you use to do this.
Any help much appreciated.
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SypherTek
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_ 		9. February 2006 @ 06:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you have windows xp it will automatically partition the drive when you are setting up windows on it
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DavidClr3
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its windows millenium.
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Morph416
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_ 		9. February 2006 @ 09:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would highly recommend that you stay away from Windows ME, but if I can't persuade you!! :)

The Windows ME will boot from the CD if the system is set to boot from the CD drive. In the boot menu, choose to start the system with CD support, not Install Windows ME. I think it's the second option?

There, you will get to the DOS prompt. Type in FDISK and hit Enter.

Say Yes when asked if you wish to support large volumes. Saying No will allow you to install Windows 95...eh, but who's going that far back?

You will have four options to choose from. Just create a partition, if there is already one, set that partition to be active. Once that is done, exit FDISK, and restart the computer. Again, choose to start the system with CD support. At the DOS prompt, type in "format c:" and press Enter. (without the quotes!)

When it's done, restart the system, and this time choose to Install Windows ME.
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bodean500
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_ 		9. February 2006 @ 10:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you installing second drive or are you installing a new drive
An Morph416 is right ME is bad . Get a new OS
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DavidClr3
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_ 		10. February 2006 @ 00:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its just a new drive on an old machine mate,I change the appropiate settings in the Bios setup and save and reboot with my me cd but it won't install?
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Morph416
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It can't install until it has a formatted partition to install too. What's the screen say when you go to install?
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bodean500
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_ 		11. February 2006 @ 17:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you have an old windows 98 3.5 foppy stick it in and boot for there , when it ask for the cd but the ME in. try that !
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