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This tutorial explains how to freshly install windows 98 onto a computer.
Before purchasing Windows 98, you will need to make sure that your computer has the necessary specification required:
• 486DX 66 megahertz (MHz) or faster processor (Pentium recommended)
• 16 megabytes (MBs) of memory (24 MB recommended)
• 120 MB of free hard disk space (typical installation requires approximately 195 MB of free hard disk space, but the required space may vary from 120 MB to 295 MB, depending on your computer's configuration and the options that you choose to install)
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive
• Video adapter and monitor that support video graphics adapter (VGA) or higher resolution
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Once you have checked that your computer specification is up to scratch, lets get installing!
1) When starting the computer up, go into your BIOS menu (usually by pressing the 'del' button. Once you are into your BIOS setup, check that your CD/DVD-Drive boots before your hard-drive. If not you need to change this setting to allow the CD/DVD-Drive to boot before the hard-drive. The order which your devices start, should be in the following order:
1st Floppy Disk Drive
2nd CD-Drive
3rd Hard-Drive
4th Other
Once you are certain that these setting are in the right order, exit the BIOS setup making sure you save the settings. The computer should restart it-self.
2) Once the computer has restarted insert the CD into the CD/DVD-Drive and wait for the following screen to load. Once this screen has loaded use the arrow keys to select 'Boot from CD-ROM' and select it using the return key.
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3) After selecting 'Boot from CD-ROM' from the last page you now need to select 'Start Computer Without CD-ROM Support'.
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4) Once this has loaded you should see a screen like the one below with A:\. When you see this type FDISK which should look like the one below.
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5) The screen should look the same as the below. When then screen loads press enter to continue to the next step.
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6) The next screen should look like the one below. At which point press 1 followed by enter to continue to the next step.
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7) Then you should come to the screen below. When you do press 1 then enter again to continue to the next step.
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8) The program (fdisk) will then check your hard-drive followed by making a partition. You need to press Y then enter.
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9) Once the last step is complete, you will come to the screen below. Press ESC and you will come back to a screen with A:\ written on it. At this point press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart you computer.
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10) Once your computer has restarted, it will load with the screen below again. You should select 'Boot from CD-ROM'.
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11) You will then return to the screen below again. This time select 'Start computer with CD-ROM support'.
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12) By selecting 'Start computer with CD-ROM support', you have allowed the computer to recognise the CD-ROM and use the data on it. You will return to the screen with just A:\ on it at which point you should type the following line exactly:
D:\WIN98\format C:
It should look like the screen below once you press enter. At this point you need to type Y and press enter to confirm that you would like to format the Hard-Drive. This process may take a while depending on the size of your Hard-Drive. When you are asked to enter a Label, Leave it blank and press enter.
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Once the last process has been completed, we need to start the setup of windows 98. As you can see in the picture below once the format process has been completed, the screen will come up with another A:\. At this point type the following exactly followed by enter:
D:\WIN98\setup
Before you can start installing, Windows 98 will need to check your Hard-Drive. So when it asks you press enter to confirm Windows checking the Hard-Drive. This may also take a long time depending on the size of the Hard-Drive.
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12) Once scandisk has finished and all the files have been copied, you will come to the screen below where you will need to click yes.
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13) Select 'C:\WINDOWS' and click next.
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14) Select 'Typical' and then click next.
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15) Select 'Install the most common components' and click next.
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16) At the screen below, type first what you would like you computer to be called in 'Computer Name'. An example of this is MyComputer. Then type what you would like your workgroup to be called in 'Workgroup'. An example of this is Home.
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17) Select the location of your your computer.
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18) On the next screen it will ask you whether you would like to create a Windows 98 startup disk. If you would like to make one, insert a Floppy Disk into your Floppy Disk-Drive and click OK. If you do not want to make one simply click Cancel.
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19) Once the startup disk has been completed (if you choose to make one), click next to start copying the Windows 98 files.
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20) Once the files have finished copying, remove the startup disk and click OK to restart the computer.
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21) You will come to the screen below again. When it loads to this screen, this time you want to select 'Boot from Hard Disk'.
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22) On the next screen (shown below) you can see the Windows 98 startup screen. Wait for loading to complete.
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23) Enter you information and click next.
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24) You MUST then read the EULA and agree. Select 'I accept the agreement' and click next.
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25) Enter you Windows 98 Product key and click continue.
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26) Click Finish to continue to the next step.
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27) The computer will now restart. You will need to select 'Boot from Hard-Disk' again and wait for Windows 98 to load. Once Windows has loaded, the screen below will appear where you will have to set the time, date and GMT settings. Once done click Apply.
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28) The Windows 98 install process is almost complete. Once the screen below has finished loading, The computer will restart where you will have to select 'Boot from Hard-Disk' again.
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29) Once the computer has fully loaded again, Windows 98 will install any drivers required.
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