[Dekeman]

XP HOME Uninstall
Seems like all the new machines have XP Home installed. I cannot use with my network I need to uninstall XP Home and install Windows 98 SE.

Have not had any success and MFG will not support if I change Op Systems.

Does anyone have a resource to find out compatability of hardware with Windows 98 and all the drivers I will be needing ?

Any other hints or tips as to how to do this.

I noted that some Intel graphics just will not take Windows 98 any words on this front ?

I need to update and expand my network and am running into lots of trouble with XP .

Will appreciate all help, hints, tips, advice, etc etc

Thank you in advance for your assistence.
Dekeman

[bassetman]

I don't see why you would have any major hardware probs going back to Win 98 SE or FE.
May want to cruise your hardware mfg.s site for drivers before you try the install.

I would also wait for more opinions than just mine before you decide!

Good Luck
John

[Del]

Don't understand why you can't use your network? Not that familar with XP Home but I have XP Pro and network 3 machines fine. Just had to install NetBEUI off the XP c.d.
It doesn't copy to your harddrive on it's own.
Here is the MS fix to install NetBEUI. They say it's not compatible, but I have used it for months and has worked fine.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q301041

Del

[~Candy~]

Dekeman, please don't post your question 4 times......

I'll leave this one open as it's in Random and who knows where it'll end up here

I'm trying to merge your others into some reasonable flow.......


http://forums.techguy.org/showthread...threadid=92150

[ITGL72]

XP Home does not work on a DOMAIN from what I understand. If you want XP to work in a DOMAIN environment network you need XP Pro.

[Del]

If Win 98 will share files and work on a network, don't see how WinXP Home wouldn't.
With 98 and ME if you add NetBUIE you can share printers and files. Isn't that what you wanted to do?
Del

[ITGL72]

If the same users are on both machines perhaps, but in a domain environement, HP Home wont work. XP Pro is designed to work for a domain network, and XP home for just home use. Im sure theres some type of mild sharing that can be done. Just not the same user database, etc.

[snavazio]

I am running XP home and connecting to a domain at the DRIVE level, I am connecting to an Exchange server on the PDC.

You CANNOT log into the domain , so you don't have the same security, but you can work around most of the problems.

Snavazio