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PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 1 How to install Windows 98 This is a step-by-step on how to perform a Fresh Install of Windows 98. What you are going to need for this: 1) Windows 98 CD 2) Windows 98 Product ID/Key 3) About 1-2 Hours Installing Windows You need to make sure that you have the BIOS/Startup, so that the CDROM drives boots before the Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the BIOS/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 the BIOS/Startup. Press the button that it says to press or try one of the above until you enter BIOS/Startup Menu. Now using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/Boot Order. Under that should be a list with a list of options, make the 1st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy, 2nd Boot - CDROM, 3rd Boot - Hard Drive, 4th Boot - Other. Place the CD in the CDROM Drive, save and exit the BIOS settings.
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How to install Windows 98

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

going to need for this:

1) Windows 98 CD

2) Windows 98 Product ID/Key

3) About 1-2 Hours

Installing Windows

You need to make sure that you have the BIOS/Startup, so that the CDROM drives

boots before the Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the BIOS/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 the BIOS/Startup. Press the button

that it says to press or try one of the above until you enter BIOS/Startup Menu. Now

using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/Boot Order. Under that

should be a list with a list of options, make the 1st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy, 2nd Boot -

CDROM, 3rd Boot - Hard Drive, 4th Boot - Other. Place the CD in the CDROM Drive,

save and exit the BIOS settings.

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After exiting the BIOS the computer will restart. You will get the above screen after the

computer finishes POST. Select Boot from CD.

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After selecting Boot from CD the above screen will come up. Select Start computer

without CD-ROM support.

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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

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You will come to the screen above. Press Enter.

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

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You will then come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.

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

then Enter.

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After that is done you will come to this screen, press ESC. You will then come back to

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

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You will then come back to the Boot Select Screen. Select Boot from CD-ROM.

Select Start computer with CD-ROM support. The computer will now have CDROM

support; you will come to the black screen with the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\format C:

This is how the screen will look:

A:\D:\WIN98\format C:

You will be asked if you want to proceed with the format. Press Y, and then Enter.

Depending on the size of the Hard Drive, this may take a while. After it is done

formatting, press Enter (Do not enter a label).

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Now it is time to start the install of Windows 98. After pressing Enter, you should be at

the A:\. Now type 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, this also takes long time depending on the size of the Hard Drive.

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

Click Continue.

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Select C:\Windows, and then click Next.

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Select Typical, and then click Next.

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Select Install the most common components, then click Next.

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This here is optional; change the values for Computer Name, Workgroup.

Computer Name: MyComputer

Workgroup: Home

After you have made the changes, click Next.

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Select your location, click Next.

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Click Next, you can choose to make a Windows 98 Startup Disk, if so then insert a

floppy then click OK, if not the click Cancel.

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

Windows 98 files.

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After the files have finished copying, remove the Windows 98 Startup Disk, and click OK

to restart the computer.

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

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

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Enter the User Information, and then click Next.

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Read and agree to the EULA, then click Next.

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

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Click Finish.

The computer will restart, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen

will come up. 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

then OK

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

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For the last time the Boot Select Menu will come up, select Boot from Hard Drive. The

Windows 98 Splash Screen will appear; after it goes away Windows will install any

drivers need.

Congratulations, you have installed Windows 98.