Q. I am wishing to install tiny xp on my computer. I am currently running windows 98SE. I want step by step instructions since I am not that good with programs. I also have not found a place to download it yet. All the ones I have found were dead links.
I am also wanting the computer start up with windows 98 and have me open tiny xp when I wish to.
I am also wanting the computer start up with windows 98 and have me open tiny xp when I wish to.
A. It is not a good idea to install XP on the same partition with another operating system. A second empty partition should be created first. Although partitioning can be done from the XP disk using the modern version of Fdisk, everything on existing partitions will be destroyed. Unless you are going to completely reinstall your older operating system you will need something like Partition Magic. If using Partition Magic, create a data partition and do not use the option âthis partition will contain an operating systemâ unless you plan to use a boot manager other than the one that comes with XP and you want to hide the two operating systems from each other. Hiding one operating system from the other was necessary when dual-booting Windows 95 with 98 or dual-booting Windows 98 with Me. It is not necessary with XP and my personal preference is to be able to see the entire system from each operating system. Windows XP can also be hidden from the Windows 98 system by formatting the XP partition with NTFS. Windows 98/Me must have a FAT partition. More advanced users may prefer this setup. Any FAT32 partition will be visible to Windows XP but Windows 98/Me cannot read NTFS volumes.
The older operating system must be already installed before starting the XP installation. Installation is very easy with only one thing that has to be carefully watched. Do NOT use the default choice of an upgrade installation. Ignore the message that this is ârecommendedâ. That choice will over-write the older existing Windows operating system. Choose âNew installation, advanced.â The installation will then go in automatically onto the empty partition. If you have more than two partitions, there is an Advanced setting that will allow you to pick which partition you want XP to be on.
After XP is installed, a boot menu will appear whenever the computer is first turned on. By default Windows XP will be at the top and will be the operating system that boots unless Windows 98/Me (called Windows on the menu) is highlighted by using the down arrow key. The default setting has a 30 second delay period in which to make a choice. Both the order of operating systems in the boot menu and the delay time are controlled in a hidden file boot.ini that is located in the root of the C: drive. It is a text file and can be edited with a text editor (after removing the attributes) but it is a better idea to do any editing from Windows XP. One way to adjust settings is to go to Control Panel-System-Advanced-Startup and Recovery- Default Operating System
One final point is that the early stages of booting XP actually involve the C: drive even when most of the operating system is on another partition. XP installs three files in the root of the C: partition. These files are hidden, read-only, system files and include the aforementioned boot.ini, and two others, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. Dual-boot systems also have a file bootsect.dos. If these get corrupted, the system will not boot so I suggest making a backup diskette with copies.
The older operating system must be already installed before starting the XP installation. Installation is very easy with only one thing that has to be carefully watched. Do NOT use the default choice of an upgrade installation. Ignore the message that this is ârecommendedâ. That choice will over-write the older existing Windows operating system. Choose âNew installation, advanced.â The installation will then go in automatically onto the empty partition. If you have more than two partitions, there is an Advanced setting that will allow you to pick which partition you want XP to be on.
After XP is installed, a boot menu will appear whenever the computer is first turned on. By default Windows XP will be at the top and will be the operating system that boots unless Windows 98/Me (called Windows on the menu) is highlighted by using the down arrow key. The default setting has a 30 second delay period in which to make a choice. Both the order of operating systems in the boot menu and the delay time are controlled in a hidden file boot.ini that is located in the root of the C: drive. It is a text file and can be edited with a text editor (after removing the attributes) but it is a better idea to do any editing from Windows XP. One way to adjust settings is to go to Control Panel-System-Advanced-Startup and Recovery- Default Operating System
One final point is that the early stages of booting XP actually involve the C: drive even when most of the operating system is on another partition. XP installs three files in the root of the C: partition. These files are hidden, read-only, system files and include the aforementioned boot.ini, and two others, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. Dual-boot systems also have a file bootsect.dos. If these get corrupted, the system will not boot so I suggest making a backup diskette with copies.
How to Delete Traces of files from my PC?
Q. So i saved some top secret files from my email to a USB stick. Being as I share My computer with my roommates i'd like to get rid of them from whatever temporary file or wherever the could still be stored. If you know a good piece of software that can help I's also appreciate that.
A. Delete computer traces in Windows XP or Vista
Before reading this article I would like to be honest and clear some things. No one here on this earth can guarantee you that there is a method that can actually delete data from modern hard drives with a click of a button. I am talking about a software that can delete your computer traces from Windows XP or Vista. However, after years of research and reading hundreds of articles related to data deletion from modern hard drives I can tell you that this method should stop all of the software recovery tools available on the Internet. I cannot guarantee you that it can stop law agencies or anything similar from recovering deleted activity, so let's get started.
Step 1 - Best software for secure deleting of computer traces in Windows
I was testing for the first time a program able to delete computer traces back in 2003. I remember how I spent days of installing, uninstalling, secure deletion and so on. I liked only one program and it's still the application that I am using it nowadays. It's called CyberScrub, back then in 2003 it was called CyberScrub Professional and now it's called CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional probably because they added more features over time. So if you're using Windows XP or Vista on your computer you need to download CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional as we are going to use it, I will show you how immediately. If you downloaded CyberScrub, install it and when the installation process will finish, it will ask you to Launch CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional 5.1 ( this is the version of this program at the time this article was written ). Now you should see a pop-up window like in the image below, asking you to "Buy Now", "Enter Key" or "Continue Trial", please choose "Continue Trial" :
Before reading this article I would like to be honest and clear some things. No one here on this earth can guarantee you that there is a method that can actually delete data from modern hard drives with a click of a button. I am talking about a software that can delete your computer traces from Windows XP or Vista. However, after years of research and reading hundreds of articles related to data deletion from modern hard drives I can tell you that this method should stop all of the software recovery tools available on the Internet. I cannot guarantee you that it can stop law agencies or anything similar from recovering deleted activity, so let's get started.
Step 1 - Best software for secure deleting of computer traces in Windows
I was testing for the first time a program able to delete computer traces back in 2003. I remember how I spent days of installing, uninstalling, secure deletion and so on. I liked only one program and it's still the application that I am using it nowadays. It's called CyberScrub, back then in 2003 it was called CyberScrub Professional and now it's called CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional probably because they added more features over time. So if you're using Windows XP or Vista on your computer you need to download CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional as we are going to use it, I will show you how immediately. If you downloaded CyberScrub, install it and when the installation process will finish, it will ask you to Launch CyberScrub Privacy Suite Professional 5.1 ( this is the version of this program at the time this article was written ). Now you should see a pop-up window like in the image below, asking you to "Buy Now", "Enter Key" or "Continue Trial", please choose "Continue Trial" :
How to regain lost data after full system restore in sony vaio notebook?
Q. i was install windows xp on my notebook, today i install the windows vista from my recovery discs, my import data is deleted, can i regain it now?
A. you need rely on professional file recovery tool to get them back. A popular one is Asoftech Recovery. This tool can deep scan your the computer and recover your lost files back without requiring extra skills. Here is the steps might be helpful to you:
1. Download this program on your compute. here is the link: http://www.asoftech.com/apr/
2. Install and start the program. then click on settings on top right part of the program, check all and click OK.
3. select the drive where your lost files located, click Start. Now the scanning process will start to search the deleted files. After a while you will then get a list of recoverable files.
4. Press Recover to perform full recovery.
1. Download this program on your compute. here is the link: http://www.asoftech.com/apr/
2. Install and start the program. then click on settings on top right part of the program, check all and click OK.
3. select the drive where your lost files located, click Start. Now the scanning process will start to search the deleted files. After a while you will then get a list of recoverable files.
4. Press Recover to perform full recovery.
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