Installing Window 98

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Installing Window 98

How to Install Windows 98? Step-by-Step

This is a step-by-step on how to perform a Fresh Install of Windows 98.

What you are going to need for t his:1) Windows 98 CD2 ) Windows 98 Product ID/Key3 ) About 1 -2 Hours(depends on speed of your PC )

Step 01

You need to make sure that you have the B IOS/Startup , so that the CDROM drives boots beforethe Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the B IOS/Startup by pressing: ESC , F1 , F2 , or DEL .Usually during POST (boot up ) there should be something on the bottom stating on how to enter theB IOS/Startup . Press the button that it says to press or try one of the above until you enterB IOS/Startup Menu. Now using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/ B oot Order. Under that should be a list with a list of options, make the 1 st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy ,2nd Boot - CDROM , 3rd Boot - Hard Drive , 4th Boot - Other . Place the Windows 98 CD in theCDROM Drive, save and exit the B IOS settings.

Step 02

After exiting the B IOS the computer will restart. You will get the above screen after the computerfinishes POST . Select Boot from CD.

Step 03


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After selecting B oot from CD the above screen will come up. Select Start computer without CD-ROM support.

Step 04

When if finishes loading, you will see the above screen with A:\. Type fdisk and then press enter.This is how the screen should look:A:\fdisk

Step 05


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You will come to the screen above. Enter your choice and Press Enter .

After that you will come to this FDISK screen, press 1 then Enter.


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You will then come to Create Partition or Logical Drive screen, press 1 then Enter.

Now the program will check the Hard Drive, and then will make the partition. Press Y then Enter tocontinue.

Remember you can press ESC if want to return to FDISK utility screen .


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After that is done you will come to this screen, press ESC . Y ou will then come back to the black

screen with A:\ . Press Ctrl+ Alt + Del . This will restart the computer.

Step 06

Y ou will then come back to the B oot Select Screen. Select B oot from CD-ROM.

Step 07

Select Start computer with CD-ROM support. The computer will now have CDROM support; you willcome to the black screen with the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\format C:

You will be asked if you want to proceed with the format. Press Y , and then Enter. Depending on thesize of the Hard Drive, this may take a while. After it is done formatting, press Enter (Do not enter alabel ) .

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Now it is time to start the install of Windows 98. After pressing Enter, you should be at the A:\. Nowtype D:\WIN98\setup .

This is how the screen should look:

A:\D:\WIN98\setup

Before the install can start the Windows 98 setup need to check the Hard Drive. Press Enter , thisalso takes long time depending on the size of the Hard Drive.

Step 09


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After scandisk has finish, and the files have been copied, you will come to this screen. ClickContinue .

Select C:\Windows, and then click Next.


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Select the desired Setup Type from options, if you are not sure which type of WindowsInstallation you want then select Typical and then click Next .

Select Install the most common components, then click Next .


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After you have made the changes, click Next .

Select your location, click Next . The default location is United State


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Click Next , you can choose to make a Windows 98 Startup Disk , if so then insert a floppy thenclick OK , if not the click Cancel .

After the Startup Disk is completed, if you choose to make it, click Next to start copying Windows98 files.


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After the files have finished copying, remove the Windows 98 Startup Disk , and click OK to restartthe computer.

Step 10

You will come to the Boot Select Screen, select B oot from Hard Drive .


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The next screen you will see will be the Windows 98 Splash Screen .

Enter the User Information, and then click Next .


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Read and agree to the EULA (End User License Agreement ) , then click Next .

Enter the Windows 98 Product ID/Key , and then click Next .


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Click Finish.

Step 11

The computer will restart, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will comeup. Windows is now finishing the last minute settings.


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During those last minute settings, you will need to set the clock. Once done, click Apply thenOK

The Windows Install is also most complete, and after it fini shes the computer will restart.


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Step 12

For the last time the Boot Select Menu will come up, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98Splash Screen will appear; after it goes away Windows will install any drivers need.

Congratulations, you have installed Windows 98.

Deleting Partitions

Step 13

To delete a partition, when at the A:\ type fdisk. This is how it should look:

A:\fdisk

When in the fdisk program press Enter. Press 3, if there are any Logical they have to be deletedbefore the Extended. Before the Logical partition can be deleted the Extended partition has to bedeleted. When all of the partitions have been deleted then exit the fdisk program and restart thecomputer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del . To finish the install of Windows 98 goto (Step 02 ) , read the lastsentence.

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