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Thread ID: 48528	2004-08-25 11:26:00	FAQ #46 - How do I reinstall Windows 98SE?	-FAQ- (807)	Press F1

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265297	2004-08-25 11:26:00	FAQ #46 - How do I reinstall Windows 98SE? Originally written by Heather P with contributions from Merlin and Terry P Note: The drive to be installed to requires partitioning and formatting prior to installing Windows . Please refer to the following FAQs for more information: FAQ #42 - How to Partition using FDisk FAQ #43 - Multiple Partitions on a hard drive FAQ #45 - How do I reformat my hard drive? To reinstall windows you need: - Windows CD - Windows Instruction manual with product key - Start up disk Generally CD drivers are loaded with Windows . To reinstall Windows means starting the computer in DOS mode . For most computers this means… no CD drive . This means either: A . Start the computer with a disk containing CD drivers; or B . Copy the Windows CD ROM onto the hard drive . C . Change the BIOS (later model machines only) to look for CD ROM as first drive . A . Creating a Start up disk: 1 . Open Windows 98 2 . Click Start 3 . Point to Settings and click Control Panel 4 . Click Add/Remove Programs 5 . Click the Start up Disk tab 6 . Click the Create Disk button B . Copy Windows CD ROM onto the hard drive If you have room this option means you never again have to find the windows disk when updating drivers . 1 . Open Windows 2 . Open Windows Explorer 3 . Create a new directory on the C: drive called Win98 4 . Copy all files from the CD ROM to this new directory NOTE: If you have an extra drive or partition you could put the files there instead of on the C: drive . C . Changing the BIOS This is slightly more advanced so leave this option if you don’t understand it . The following assumes you have loaded Win98 onto the hard drive in a directory called C:\Win98 . If you are using a floppy disk and CD ROM see the alternative in italics . Installing Windows 1a . If you have Windows currently open: Start; Shutdown; “Restart in MS-DOS Mode” 1b . If the computer is turned off hold down the <ctrl> key, start the computer and when the menu comes up select "Command prompt only" 2 . Type: cd\win98 (if using a floppy type a: ) 3 . Type: setup 4 . Type: C (continue) 5 . <Enter> (Select Directory C:\Windows) 6 . Type: U (custom) 7 . <enter> 8 . To select components arrow down to category, <alt>D for details; <space> to select or deselect item; <enter> for OK 9 . Change the following categories: 10 . Accessories: Select Games; QuickView 1 1 . Online Services: Deselect all 12 . System Tools: Select Backup 13 . <enter> (next) 14 . Computer Name: …… . . 15 . Computer Settings Regional Settings 16 . <alt>A Select: English (New Zealand) 17 . <enter> (Next) 18 . <enter> New Zealand 19 . <enter> (Start Up disk) 20 . <esc> (Cancel Start up disk) 2 1 . <enter> (Start Copying Files) 22 . Name: ……… . . 23 . Company: (none) 24 . <enter> (Next) 25 . Select: “I accept the agreement” <tab> <enter> 26 . <Cap Lock> (Caps on) 27 . Product Key: (this can be found on the front of the instruction manual) 28 . <Cap Lock> (Caps off) 29 . <enter> (Next) 30 . <enter> (Finish) Date/Time: 3 1 . Change Time Zone: End, up one 32 . <Alt> A (Apply) 33 . <enter> (OK) Enter Network Password 34 . <enter> (OK) Add New Hardware Wizard: 35 . <enter> (next) 36 . <enter> (search for the best driver for your device) 37 . Specify a location C:\win98 (or if using a floppy A:/) 38 . <enter> (next) 39 . <enter> (finish) 40 . <alt>W (Show this screen each time Windows starts) - uncheck 4 1 . <enter> (Close) You should now have a working copy of Windows 98 on your machine . To install printers, monitors, software and the like you will need the disks that came with these items . Further information to note: • MSDOS . SYS: There is a slight bug in the Win9x installation, at least with the OEM CDs . This is that the option to boot to a previous version of DOS appears in the bootup Start Menu ( when you press F8 etc) after installation . Since there is no previous version of DOS, then Windows gets into strife if this option is inadvertently selected . Msdos . sys needs to be edited so that BootMulti=0 This will remove the option to boot to a previous DOS . • The Win9x CD does not have fdisk on it, so it is still a good idea to have a boot floppy with all the DOS utils on it so that the HDD can be partitioned and formatted first to remove all the old junk . Original FAQ available from here ( 1 . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=22555&message=75665&q=FAQ%23+1#75665" target="_blank">pressf 1 . pcworld . co . nz) .	-FAQ- (807)
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