Windows
98 Resources
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Installing
Windows 98 ("clean" Installation)
Before
you get started please make sure you have a back-up of any files
you wish to keep on your current windows installation. You will
also need the following items if you wish to continue with the
installation process.
-
Windows
98 on CD with a valid product ID No.
-
Windows
98 boot disk (how to make a boot disk www.hildrum.com)
-
Drivers
for the hardware in your PC.
Now
that you have all these items we can begin the installation
process. Let's go.
1.
Insert your floppy disk into the floppy drive and power-up the PC.
Whilst the floppy drive is loading the windows 98 setup menu,
insert the Win98 CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
Once your disk has finished loading you will be given three
options: (Start
Windows 98 setup from CD-ROM or Start computer with CD-ROM support
or start computer without CD-ROM support).
3.
We will be choosing option 2. This will install your CD-ROM drivers
so you can access it later.
4.
Once the drivers are installed, at the top of the screen you will
be given a list of CD-ROMS with the drive letter next to it. YOU
DO NOT NEED TO RE-PARTITION YOUR HARD DISK UNLESS YOU HAVE
PROBLEMS WITH IT
5.
You should already be at the a:\ prompt so all you have to do is
type in format c: /q. WARNING: THIS
WILL FORMAT YOUR HARD DISK and you will lose all files stored on
that disk.
6.
Once this has completed you will be given the option to name your
volume (drive). If you do not wish to name it, then just press
enter.
7.
You should be back to your a:\ prompt. Now we need to access your
CD-ROM drive. Type in the letter assigned to your CD-ROM
drive (usually D, E or F) i.e. d:
8.
We will assume your CD-ROM drive is D. Type in d:\win98\setup
and press enter. You will get a message on screen saying that
windows will perform scandisk. Press enter. Follow
on screen guide & choose the typical installation. You can
personalise it to some extent once Windows is installed.
9.
Always ensure after the basic installation is done that you first
install the drivers for the motherboard (i.e. PCI Busmastering
drivers, IRQ routing and AGP miniport drivers - which are
different to the AGP drivers. These are all usually found on the
motherboard CD but can also be downloaded from the web. For
example if your motherboard has a Via chipset you can use the Via
4-in-1 drivers from the Via site).
10.
Now defrag your hard disk before you start installing all the
other drivers. It does make a difference.
Further
help is available: http://support.microsoft.com
