If
you are re-installing Windows 98 from scratch, and need to erase the hard
disk first, follow these steps.
computer.
2. When the message "Starting Windows 98" appears, press F8.
3. A Windows 98 menu should appear. Select Safe Mode Command Prompt.
4. At the A:> prompt, type FDISK.
5. A FDISK menu should appear. Select 3 to choose Delete Partition
6. Type 1 to choose to delete Primary Partition.
7. You will see a list of partitions on your hard disk. There should be only one (or
two if there is a suspend-to-disk partition. Enter 1 (or 2 if there is a s2d
partition) as the number of partition to be deleted.
8. Type in the Partition's Volume Label exactly as it appears in the partition listing.
Then answer Y to confirm that you want to delete the partition.
9. After FDISK reports that the partition has been deleted, press ESC twice to exit
to DOS prompt.
To
install Windows 98, follow these steps.
computer.
2. Choose "Configure unallocated disk space (recommended).", and choose
Enable Large Disk Support (OSR2 only). After rebooting, the hard drive will be
formatted automatically.
3. Follow the default settings. For Product Identification Number, type in the serial
number which appears on the cover of the manual, above the bar code. Then
choose Next.
4. Type in your name and company name, and choose Next.
5. After Setup finishes copying files, click on Finish to reboot the computer.
6. The first dialog box after reboot is for setting time zones. Click on Close to
continue.
7. If you do not wish to setup a printer at this time, click on Cancel at the Add New
Printer Wizard.
8. Click on OK to reboot.
9. After Windows 98 restarts, the Welcome to Windows 98 screen appears. Click on
Close to continue.
