Jim is probably correct about most everything, but I believe you can install either version (original or upgrade) "cleanly," ie, as a new OS - we did. The only restriction is that you must own an original/upgrade version of Windows 9x which you can insert into your CD when asked by the WinME install program. On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:16:00 -0500 Hal Trachtenberg <[log in to unmask]> writes: > --- Jim Hodges <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Richard wrote > > > > >I was wondering if you guys could help me install > > my Win ME. It freezes up > > >in the beginning (when it's transfering the data to > > the HD at 2% in the > > >lower left bar). I got a A7V Mobo (with 1007 > > bios)and ATA100 disabled, > > >Stealth S540 ( by Diamond 32Mb AGP 4x), Quantum > > Fireball as Primary Master > > >IDE (40 Gb 7200 rpm), Creative CD-Rom as Secondary > > Master (52x IDE). I used > > >FDISK (1 whole active partition only) and format c: > > /s (using Win 98 boot > > >disk, since the Win ME gives no more support to > > format - it says so when I > > >try...) as try to install the OS, it simply > > freezes(???). > > >I've somewhere that the Windows FDISK does not > > support HD bigger than 30 > > >Gb. Is it true? > > >Please lend me a hand, I would really appreciate a > > lot. Thanx > > Are you using the upgrade version of ME or the full > version? If you are using the full version it is > recommended that you do a clean install, which means > formatting the hard drive, although you can still > probably get away with installing the full version > over win98 and it would probably be less of a problem > installing over 98SE, but in my experience I found ME > to be more stable when installed cleanly. If you only > have the upgrade version, you have to install it over > 98 or 98SE. What you might want to try, if you haven't > already, and if you are going to install the full ME, > is to reformat the hard drive without the /s command, > as ME might have a problem installing on a HDD that is > formatted this way. Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com