Wipe & start again

I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay someone
to do this for me. Can you help?

NO this can be done. There are several ways though.
How is your HardDrive set up now 1 partition or
are there 2 or more. If it is all in 1 it will be
a lot easier if more than 1 there a few aditional
steps to follow. What type of HD and what size
and how many partitions. It seams you have the
primary tools to do what you ask, use them in this
order.
1. BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE
2. WINDOWS 98 SE
3. Chipsets/Audio/Utilities


-----Original Message-----
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay someone
to do this for me. Can you help?
.

Make sure your bootdisk is write protected before using it.
Boot the bootdisk
Delete the existing partition using Fdisk
Reboot (to the boot disk)
Recreate the partition using the boot disk
Reboot
Format the partition
Then reinstall win98 using the win98 CD

Here is a Microsoft article on partitioning and formatting
http://support.microsoft.com/default...NoWebContent=1

Here is additional install information from Ron Badour
(it is worthwhile to read it before starting.)
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"Tara" wrote in message
...
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay someone
to do this for me. Can you help?

"Tara"
wrote in message ...
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay someone
to do this for me. Can you help?

If you are a beginner find someone who knows what they
are doing and let them do it. Then make them something
to eat. It could be a friend or someone you meet at a
user group meeting. Setting up a computer is mostly
knowledge and a little voodoo sometimes. If you are
still determined to do this, here is an outline of what you
may have to do but it is by no means all inclusive.

Since you/I do not know how deep the virus invasion
is, I will assume the worst.

Backup any data you want to keep. If it is infected you
will have to clean it from a clean computer or yours
after you get it clean.
Determine what brand/model of computer/mb it is.
Look for and install/flash the bios with either the current
version or the latest version. Viruses can alter cmos
data.
Download the latest version of the diagnostic software
from the hard drive manufacturer of the hard drive
that is in your computer. Run it and do a "write zeros
to the whole hard drive".
Set the bios to first boot to a floppy, save and reboot.
Put in the Windows boot floppy and turn on the comuter.
Fdisk the hard drive and set it up with TWO partitions
C: and D:. If you are just going to keep system
related stuff on the D: drive it doesn't need to be that
big - a couple of hundred meg.
Reboot after exit-ing fdisk.
Format C: without the /s argument and then format D:.
At the A: prompt type in "D: enter"
At the D: prompt type in "MD WIN98enter"
At the D: prompt type in "CD WIN98enter"
Put the Windows cd in the cdrom drive.
At the D:\WIN98 prompt type in
"COPY X:\WIN98\*.*/V" where X is the letter for
the cdrom drive.
All the cab files should now be in the current directory.
Remove the floppy from the drive.
At the D:\WIN98 prompt type in "SETUPenter"
This will start the install process.
If all the hardware is supported from the Windows cd
consider yourself lucky. If it is not, then you will
have to go out and look for the drivers on the Internet
yourself. After you install all the appropriate drivers,
do a defrag of both partitions.
Then get on the Internet and install all the updates from
Microsofts' update site.
Then do a final defrag of both partitions and you are
done with the OS install part.
Now you install any other software you want.

Problems can occur at any step. If nothing bad
happens you should be good to go. I'm sure this
NG will become your friend.

charles......

Charles,
Thank you for taking the time and trouble - much
appreciated. I'll let you know the result!!!!!!! once
decided on which route to take.
Tara,
-----Original Message-----
"Tara"
wrote in message news:65d901c49352$dc8e6f60
...
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my
older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay
someone
to do this for me. Can you help?

If you are a beginner find someone who knows what they
are doing and let them do it. Then make them something
to eat. It could be a friend or someone you meet at a
user group meeting. Setting up a computer is mostly
knowledge and a little voodoo sometimes. If you are
still determined to do this, here is an outline of what
you
may have to do but it is by no means all inclusive.

Since you/I do not know how deep the virus invasion
is, I will assume the worst.

Backup any data you want to keep. If it is infected you
will have to clean it from a clean computer or yours
after you get it clean.
Determine what brand/model of computer/mb it is.
Look for and install/flash the bios with either the
current
version or the latest version. Viruses can alter cmos
data.
Download the latest version of the diagnostic software
from the hard drive manufacturer of the hard drive
that is in your computer. Run it and do a "write zeros
to the whole hard drive".
Set the bios to first boot to a floppy, save and reboot.
Put in the Windows boot floppy and turn on the comuter.
Fdisk the hard drive and set it up with TWO partitions
C: and D:. If you are just going to keep system
related stuff on the D: drive it doesn't need to be
that
big - a couple of hundred meg.
Reboot after exit-ing fdisk.
Format C: without the /s argument and then format D:.
At the A: prompt type in "D: enter"
At the D: prompt type in "MD WIN98enter"
At the D: prompt type in "CD WIN98enter"
Put the Windows cd in the cdrom drive.
At the D:\WIN98 prompt type in
"COPY X:\WIN98\*.*/V" where X is the letter for
the cdrom drive.
All the cab files should now be in the current directory.
Remove the floppy from the drive.
At the D:\WIN98 prompt type in "SETUPenter"
This will start the install process.
If all the hardware is supported from the Windows cd
consider yourself lucky. If it is not, then you will
have to go out and look for the drivers on the Internet
yourself. After you install all the appropriate
drivers,
do a defrag of both partitions.
Then get on the Internet and install all the updates from
Microsofts' update site.
Then do a final defrag of both partitions and you are
done with the OS install part.
Now you install any other software you want.

Problems can occur at any step. If nothing bad
happens you should be good to go. I'm sure this
NG will become your friend.

charles......


.

GREG
Thanks - you're a gem! I assume the boot disk is the
floppy?
Tara.
-----Original Message-----
NO this can be done. There are several ways though.
How is your HardDrive set up now 1 partition or
are there 2 or more. If it is all in 1 it will be
a lot easier if more than 1 there a few aditional
steps to follow. What type of HD and what size
and how many partitions. It seams you have the
primary tools to do what you ask, use them in this
order.
1. BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE
2. WINDOWS 98 SE
3. Chipsets/Audio/Utilities


-----Original Message-----
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my
older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay
someone
to do this for me. Can you help?
.

.

Jon
Many thanks to you as well.
Tara.

-----Original Message-----
Make sure your bootdisk is write protected before using
it.
Boot the bootdisk
Delete the existing partition using Fdisk
Reboot (to the boot disk)
Recreate the partition using the boot disk
Reboot
Format the partition
Then reinstall win98 using the win98 CD

Here is a Microsoft article on partitioning and
formatting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q
255/8/67.asp&NoWebContent=1

Here is additional install information from Ron Badour
(it is worthwhile to read it before starting.)
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"Tara" wrote in
message
...
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my
older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay
someone
to do this for me. Can you help?


.

Yes it is. NP
-----Original Message-----
GREG
Thanks - you're a gem! I assume the boot disk is the
floppy?
Tara.
-----Original Message-----
NO this can be done. There are several ways though.
How is your HardDrive set up now 1 partition or
are there 2 or more. If it is all in 1 it will be
a lot easier if more than 1 there a few aditional
steps to follow. What type of HD and what size
and how many partitions. It seams you have the
primary tools to do what you ask, use them in this
order.
1. BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE
2. WINDOWS 98 SE
3. Chipsets/Audio/Utilities


-----Original Message-----
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my
older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay
someone
to do this for me. Can you help?
.

.

.

HI,

[Do you want to Install or reinstall Win98/Win98 SE go to:
http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/cleaninstall.html]

They will tell you how to format your hardrive and
install windows98.

But if your boot disks don't work you can go to:
www.bootdisk.com

C


-----Original Message-----
I need to get my PC up and running again - I gave up on
it when it got viruses etc..
How do I wipe clean and re-install everything.
With my PC came the following discs etc.

A Microsoft floppy "BOOT DISK WINDOWS 98 SE"

A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 SE"
(A Microsoft CD "WINDOWS 98 STARTS HERE")

2 Microsoft CDs "OFFICE 2000 - SMALL BUSINESS"
(A Microsoft Office 2000 interactive training CD)

A Computer Associates CD "Bitware for Windows 98" which
has Chipsets/Audio/Utilities 2000 SE (????)

NOTE:
((I also have a floppy labelled "CD-ROM & DVD Drive
Installation Disk" and ....
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition but ....
assume they are nothing to do with this PC, but my older
one (long since dead & buried).))

Am I being too ambititious? I can't afford to pay
someone
to do this for me. Can you help?
.