How can I uninstall Windows 98?

Question

How can I delete windows98? It is not listed in my install/uninstall program.I still have windows 95 installed.

Answer

This question was answered on April 28, 1999. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

Unless you have a dual-boot setup where you can choose during startup which operating system you want to run, Windows 98 overwrites Windows 95, and replaces the Windows 95 with the updated files. There maybe a few files still labeled Windows 95 in you Add/Remove list, but they are essentially a part of the new Windows 98 OS. There is no way to uninstall Windows 95 or Windows 98, unless you reformat your hard drive, and reinstall the operating system that you want to use, along with all of the other programs that you want. In short, you have to clean your hard drive and start all over again. Isn't there a song about starting all over again?

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Posted by Frederick of South Mountain Community College on April 28, 1999