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   Message 143 of 679   
   DaveC to philo   
   Re: Can't get CD-ROM to boot?   
   31 Oct 03 16:52:52   
   
   XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy, alt.windows95   
   XPost: alt.windows98   
   From: dave-usenet3690@mailblocks.com   
      
   On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:22:21 -0800, philo wrote   
   (in message ):   
      
   > if your machine cannot boot from the cd   
   > you can always get a cd support boot floppy from   
   > www.bootdisk.com   
      
   This is a bootable floppy which then boots the CD?   
      
   > btw: if the machine has linux on it that you wish to remove   
   > you will have to delete the linux partitions first   
   >   
   > then run fdisk and recreate at least an active primary partition   
   >   
   > reboot and format the drive   
      
   Can't I just run the W98 installer to write W98 over the LINUX install? I'm a   
   real PC nebbish...   
      
   Thanks,   
   --   
   Dave C   
   please reply in the news group   
      
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