The main question here is what do you mean by
"remove the software from the hard drive?"

If you mean  "delete the software," then FDISK
and FORMAT will both do that for you, no problem.
You just run FDISK from a boot floppy containing
all the necessary files if you want to change the
hard drive configuration, and then follow by
running FORMAT.  This gives you a clean hard
drive to load Windows on to.

If you mean "save the software," so that you can
re-load it later, then that is a much more difficult
answer.  It depends on the software that you are
running.

You do not say what operating system you are
currently running, nor do you say whether you
are doing an "upgrade"  (say from Windows 3)
or a full install.  If you are upgrading from Windows
3 or from DOS, it may not be necessary to
"remove the software" at all.  (Whenever you
post a question like this it is usually helpful
to say what operating system that you are
currently running as well as the hardware
setup.)

Hope this helps to get you started.  Some of
the info you need is probably on the nospin
web site.

Dean

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D. Sheridan" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Install Windows 95b


> I would like to install windows 95b
> on a Compaq P200MMX computer with
> 72MBs of RAM and a 2.5GB hard drive.
>
> I realize that I will have to remove
> the software from the hard drive and
> format the drive but I am a little unsure
> on how to do this.
>
> Can anyone explain the process briefly
> or direct me to where step-by-step instructions
> are located?
>
> Michael
>

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