Your description suggests a system problem rather than hardware so a
reinstall is in order. Do not attempt to do an install over the existing
system--format the partition and do a clean install. The only possible risk
is if you don't have the drivers for your hardware. The drivers might be
included if you have a restore disk. Or, you might have other disks with
drivers. Or, you might have to determine what specific hardware you have
and get drivers from the internet. For information on installing W98, go
to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html (same site that
Don recommends)


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Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"David" wrote in message
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I have two computers: a new one running XP; and an old one running 98SE.
I've just about got everything I need off the old one, and onto the new
one.
The older one has serious problems. It may be hardware, but the symptoms
appear as a non-functioning Windows Explorer. I can't use it. And any
time
a program tries to use it, the computer crashes.
I know, I could give you more details about the crashes, but what I really
want to know is this: I'm a legal user of W98SE. I have my original
W98SE
CD. Can I uninstall W98SE and re-install it from my CD? What are the
risks?
What safeguard procedures should I follow?