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Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:17:37 -0500
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Susan,

IF you installed SE as an upgrade from 95 _AND_ you selected the option to
save the old system, then you can uninstall back to the old system.

However, that process usually does not work unless there has only been a
matter of minutes between finishing the upgrade and then downgrading back to
the previous version. <grin>

What you will need to do is:
1. Create/obtain a Win95 boot disk.
2. Make sure these four files are on the floppy
      a. YOUR cdrom driver
      b. the Win95 MSCDEX.exe program
      c. the Win95 FORMAT.exe program
      d. the Win95 FDISK.exe program
        (the last three items can be found on a Win95 machine
          in the C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND folder)
3. Set up the appropriate commands within the floppy's CONFIG.SYS
    (for the cdrom driver) and in AUTOEXEC.BAT (for MSCDEX).
4. Backup ALL valuable data.
5. Make a secondary backup of all the REEEALLY valuable data.
6. Reboot the PC using the floppy.
7. Format the C drive (FORMAT C: /S)
8. Reboot the PC again using the floppy.
9. Install Windows 95.

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Hays" <[log in to unmask]>

> Could someone please give me directions as to how to uninstall Windows '98
> Second Edition and install Windows '95 back on a computer?

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